The Origin of Species

Origin
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is a work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Within it is introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. The theory is based on key facts and inferences from his time studying evolution. He concluded that every species is fertile enough that if all offspring survived to reproduce the population would grow, despite periodic fluctuations, population remains roughly the same size. Resources such as food re limited and are relatively stable over time. Individuals in a population vary significantly from one another, however much of this variation is heritable. There's a process of natural selection where individuals less suited for the environment are less likely to survive and less likely to reproduce.

Effects
Rapid growth (IE place a seed on the cover and it grows into its adult form), will age into dust any organic material placed on it.