Darwin Supported His Argument for Evolution by Natural Selection with the Observation

question 19

Multiple Choice

Darwin supported his argument for evolution by natural selection with the observation that artificial selection caused large changes in a short period because

• A) natural selection had millions of years to operate.
• B) genetic drift could not cause the same rate of change.
• C) natural selection had to have occurred in only a few generations.
• D) allopatric speciation requires geographic barriers.

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