Question

which was charles darwins contribution to the study of biology? he was the first person to recognize that organisms change over time. he believed that organisms adapted through the inheritance of acquired traits. he explained how traits are passed from parents to offspring. he proposed that natural selection is the primary mechanism of evolution.

Explanation:

• First option: Darwin was not the first to recognize organisms change over time. Earlier thinkers like Lamarck had similar ideas.
• Second option: The idea of inheritance of acquired traits was Lamarck's, not Darwin's.
• Third option: Mendel explained how traits are passed from parents to offspring (genetics), not Darwin.
• Fourth option: Darwin proposed natural selection as the primary mechanism of evolution in his work On the Origin of Species.

Answer:

He proposed that natural selection is the primary mechanism of evolution.