alleryThe phrase 'survival of the fittest' (as a description of natural selection) was coined by:
ACharles Darwin
BHerbert Spencer
CAlfred R. Wallace
DGregor Mendel
Answer & Solution
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.
Keep practising Unit 5C: Non-Mendelian Genetics & Population Transmission
Browse all Unit 5C: Non-Mendelian Genetics & Population Transmission questions for AP Biology, or explore more Biology topics.
Related questions
Which of the following is **not** a stop codon?The semiconservative nature of DNA replication was experimentally proved by:The F₂ **genotypic** ratio in Mendel's monohybrid cross is:In Mendel's monohybrid cross between true-breeding tall (TT) and dwarf (tt) plants, the F₂Mendel conducted his hybridisation experiments on which plant?In the Watson-Crick double helix, adenine pairs with thymine via how many hydrogen bonds?In birds, the sex-determination mechanism is:Down syndrome in humans is caused by