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:

• The first option is incorrect as there were others before Darwin who recognized organisms change over time.
• The second option is Lamarck's idea (inheritance of acquired traits), not Darwin's.
• Mendel explained how traits are passed from parents to offspring, not Darwin.
• Darwin proposed that natural selection is the primary mechanism of evolution.

Answer:

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