William Smith

question 2

Multiple Choice

William Smith

• A) created the first geological map.
• B) devised a system of taxonomy still in use today.
• C) was the first to establish the fact of extinction.
• D) first proposed the idea of natural selection.

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Definitions:

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Qualitatively Different

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Children's Thinking

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