According to Charles Darwin,organic Evolution is "Descent with Modification," Which

Question

According to Charles Darwin,organic evolution is "descent with modification," which simply means
A)populations change over time.
B)characteristics acquired during the lifetime of an individual are passed on to all descendants of the individual.
C)the fittest always impose change on the less fit.
D)inherited variations decline as reproductive potential is modified.
E)when a change occurs in a population, the change is modified before being passed to the next generation.

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin's definition of organic evolution is "descent with modification", which means that populations change over time. This is because the individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on their traits to their offspring. This process over time leads to changes in the population as a whole, which is the basis of evolution. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.