Darwin's Publication of "On the Origin of Species" Was Hastened

question 28

Multiple Choice

Darwin's publication of "On the Origin of Species" was hastened by the work of a fellow naturalist, who had independently reached conclusions about the evolution of species that matched Darwin's own; both men observed that

• A) catastrophism to be supported in the geological record.
• B) species being fixed and constant in form.
• C) fossils to be tricks of nature.
• D) slow geological processes operating on the earth.
• E) there was individual variation in appearance within a species.

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