Leonard Lee Rue III. The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is called adaptation. It occurs when natural selection acts on a heritable trait, or characteristic, that allows an individual to better survive in its environment. Organisms with such a trait are more likely to thrive and reproduce in that environment and pass the beneficial trait on to their. adaptation...
By Frances Romero Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Mohandas Gandhi's storied history of resistance included many stints in jail, starting with a two-month imprisonment in 1907 in South Africa, where he was working to end discrimination against Indians living there. He was arrested for urging them to ignore a law requiring Indians to be registered and fingerprinted.
Timeline Description: Mohandas Gandhi was a leader for Indian civil rights and was the face of India's push for independence from British control. While in South Africa, Gandhi became acquainted with the methods of peaceful resistance and his methods continue to influence people today. Gandhi was the victim of religious violence after India's independence and was assassinated in 1948.