Natural selection, Darwin, evolution
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Who was Charles Darwin? A scientist who came up with the idea of evolution by natural selection. What interested Darwin about the Galapagos Islands? A lot of unusual organisms (lizards, tortoises, finches)
What did Darwin’s ideas come to be known as? The theory of evolution What is evolution? Evolution is the gradual change in a species over time.
What is natural selection? Organism that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.