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Darwin's theory of Natural Selection reveals an intense struggle for existence: a constant fight between individuals, species, and their physical environment, where only the fittest survive.Key facts
- Natural selection is nature's way of ensuring the fittest survive.
- Individuals vary, and these variations are inherited.
- Those most suited to their environments survive and go on to reproduce.
- In this way the genes most necessary for survival are passed on from generation to generation.
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The theory of evolution is the cornerstone of biology.
It reveals how all living things are related, in a family tree of life, that stretches back over 3 billion years.
All descended from the same common ancestor.
Evolution:
Descent with modification
The main process driving this evolution was famously proposed by Charles Darwin, over …
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