Why Was Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species So

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why was Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species so controversial when it was published in 1859?

• A) It argued for a heliocentric, rather than a geocentric, universe.
• B) It argued that race did not exist because there were no genetic markers for racial characteristics.
• C) It argued that humans were subject to evolution.
• D) It argued that climate change was caused, at least in part, by human behavior.

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