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**Charles Darwin** published his theory of evolution by natural selection in the book:Read the answer and worked solution →The phrase 'survival of the fittest' (as a description of natural selection) was coined by:Read the answer and worked solution →Darwin observed variations among species while travelling on the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is **not** one of Darwin's five postulates of natural selection?Read the answer and worked solution →

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**Charles Darwin** published his theory of evolution by natural selection in the book:

  1. The Origin of Species (1859)
  2. Principles of Geology (1830)
  3. The Mutation Theory (1901)
  4. Mendel's Laws (1865)
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Correct answer: A. The Origin of Species (1859)

Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' in 1859, after his Beagle voyage and observations on Galápagos finches and tortoises.

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The phrase 'survival of the fittest' (as a description of natural selection) was coined by:

  1. Charles Darwin
  2. Herbert Spencer
  3. Alfred R. Wallace
  4. Gregor Mendel
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Correct answer: B. Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer coined 'survival of the fittest'. Darwin adopted it in later editions of *Origin of Species*. **The phrase summarises natural selection:** organisms with favourable variations survive and reproduce more.

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Darwin observed variations among species while travelling on the:

  1. HMS Endeavour
  2. HMS Beagle (1831-1836)
  3. HMS Erebus
  4. HMS Bounty
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Correct answer: B. HMS Beagle (1831-1836)

Darwin sailed on HMS Beagle from Dec 1831 to Oct 1836, gathering specimens and observations from South America, the Galápagos Islands and elsewhere — the empirical basis of *Origin of Species*.

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