The Major Weakness of Charles Darwin's Theory During His Lifetime

question 16

Multiple Choice

The major weakness of Charles Darwin's theory during his lifetime was the:

• A)fact that populations do not promote competition but rather promote sharing.
• B)lack of a mechanism to explain how traits were passed to offspring intact when most believed inheritance worked through blending.
• C)fact that, at certain points in embryonic development, diverse species all have structures known as pharyngeal gill slits.
• D)lack of variation in natural populations.

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