Charles Darwin's Book on the Origin of Species (1859) Was

question 42

Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species (1859) was considered an important contribution to modern science because

• A)it coined the concept of evolution.
• B)it synthesized information from diverse scientific fields in order to document evolutionary change.
• C)it was immediately and widely accepted by the scientific community as the mechanism for evolutionary change.
• D)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Relative Frequency

The ratio of the number of times a particular value occurs to the total number of observations.

Probabilities

Measures of the chance or likelihood that certain events or outcomes will occur, represented quantitatively.

Perfectly Balanced

A term often used in data analysis or statistics to describe a situation where elements are distributed equally or in perfect symmetry.

Trial

An attempt or test to perform a task, or the use of something in experiment to determine its efficiency or effectiveness.