Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection

Darwin is one of the most well known scientists to date. Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was highly controversial and not widely accepted. The ideas Darwin wrote about in his book had never been heard before and went completely against the church. Darwin said that all species on the Earth originated from one common ancestor. Then as time went on, that one species adapted differently based on the environment they were in. This kept happening until they became completely different species. He also said that if a species doesn’t adapt to its environment it will die and the species that were the best adapted will survive and reproduce. He called this natural selection.

As previously stated, Darwin’s ideas