In the Book Entitled, on the Origin of Species by Means

question 105

Multiple Choice

In the book entitled, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, ____ proposed that natural mechanisms produce and transform the diversity of life on Earth.

• A)Alfred Russel Wallace
• B)Charles Lyell
• C)Charles Darwin
• D)Joseph Hooker
• E)Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

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