Among the First Scientists to Conceive of Evolutionary Change Was

question 21

Multiple Choice

Among the first scientists to conceive of evolutionary change was

• A)Charles Darwin.
• B)Georges Cuvier.
• C)Erasmus Darwin.
• D)Alfred Wallace.

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