_________ Was an Eighteenth-Century Thinker Who Believed That Living Forms

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Multiple Choice

_________ was an eighteenth-century thinker who believed that living forms changed in response to the environment.  Although he did not think nature was perfect or had a grand purpose, he still rejected the idea that one species could give rise to another.

• A)Alfred Russel Wallace
• B)Georges-Louis Comte Leclerc de Buffon
• C)Erasmus Darwin
• D)John Ray
• E)Georges Cuvier

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Definitions:

Emitting

The act of releasing or sending out something such as light, heat, sound, particles, etc., from a source.

Predators

Animals or organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food.

Niche Construction

The process in which organisms, through their own behaviors, alter the environment and create their own circumstances.

Social Alliances

Relations or partnerships formed between individuals or groups for mutual benefit or to achieve common goals.