... a book suggesting that humans were related to animals. Today, Darwin's idea still forms the basis of what is known as "The Theory of Evolution". The word "evolution", is used to describe the way in which living thing evolve or change, given time. The theory is comprised of three major sections. The first of which is called variation. All living things vary in size, shape, strength and colour and character. No two living things are exactly the same; for example, imagine some green frogs living and breeding in green surroundings. Most of the offspring inherit their parents' green colouring, but some due to natural selection have different colours. The next part of the theory is how these adaptations affect a living things ability to survive and breed. This may be a thick coat of fur to help the animal survive the winter or being brightly coloured to attract a mate; ...

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