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Which came first the theory of natural selection or the theory of relativity or the heliocentric theory or the theory of the the hydrogen atom?
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∙ 14y ago
In the following order:
Heliocentric theory of the solar system (Aristarchus of Samos, 270 BCE)
Natural Selection (Darwinian evolution, 1858)
Theory of the hydrogen atom (as a small negatively charged particle inside a larger positively charged particle, 1904, the plum pudding model)
Theory of relativity (special relativity, 1905)
Theory of relativity (general relativity's initial paper on the acceleration of objects within the framework of special relativity, 1907)
Theory of the hydrogen atom (as a small particle orbiting the atomic nucleus, 1909, the Rutherford or Planetary model)
Theory of the hydrogen atom (as an "electron cloud" surrounding the atomic nucleus, 1913, the quantum mechanical or Bohr model)
Theory of relativity (general relativity and its ability to warp space-time, 1915)
So heliocentrism was, by about two millenia, the first. Relativity and the model of the hydrogen atom are intricately intertwined, so which came first depends on what you mean specifically.
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What process in which organisims with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and to produce offspring is?
natural selection
Is adaptation part of natural selection?
Adaptation is the result of natural selection.
How can a wide range of phenotypes increase the chance that some individuals will survive in a changing environment?
by natural selection.
Does natural selection occur in the world today?
Yes, natural selection is always occurring.
What comes first mutation or natural selection?
Natural selection can only work on genetic variation that already exists. So mutation comes first, then natural selection.
Did the Theory of Natural Selection come before the Theory of Relativity?
Yes, by around 50 years. Natural selection was developed in the 1850s-60s. Relativity was developed in 1905.
Did the theory of natural selection come before heliocentric theory?
No. Not by a long shot.
What is the name for the process in which the organisms best adapted to their environment survive?
Its NaTuRaL sElEcTiOn if you didn't know.
What process in which organisims with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and to produce offspring is?
natural selection
Adaptation which allows for natural selection is called?
Adaptation does not allow for natural selection: natural selection causes adaptation.
How does genetic variation support Natural Selection?
Genetic variation in itself does not 'support' natural selection: it is what natural selection acts upon.
Is natural selection a form of adaptation?
Natural selection is what causes adaptation.
The mechanism by which organisms evolve is known as?
Natural Selection
What principles includes variation and competition?
Natural selection.
Is adaptation part of natural selection?
Adaptation is the result of natural selection.
Is natural selection an example of macroevolution?
No, natural selection is the mechanism that drivesevolution.
What was Darwin's overall conclusion regarding natural selection?
That selection was natural.
