Darwin's Theory of Evolution 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEvolutionIGCSEAQA Created by: Nicole DCreated on: 22-02-14 17:36 Darwin's Theory of Evolution 9 Questions 1 of 12 When and where did Darwin's develop his theory? 1859 in his book called 'The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' 2 of 12 There are 4 main features of Darwin's theory: . 3 of 12 1. Individuals compete for limited resources 4 of 12 2. Individuals in a population show natural variation 5 of 12 3. Individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive to reproduce 6 of 12 4. 'Successful' characteristics are inherited 7 of 12 What happens to the species that are unable to compete successfully? They eventually become extinct 8 of 12 There are 3 main reasons why Darwin's ideas took a long time to be accepted: . 9 of 12 1. Seen as conflicting with religious views about the creation of the world and the creatures in it 10 of 12 2. The large amount of evidence which Darwin collected still wasn't enough to convince many scientists 11 of 12 3. There was no mechanism to explain the inheritance of characteristics back then 12 of 12
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