Robert Chambers,a Scottish Geologist and Author of Vestiges of the Natural

question 18

Multiple Choice

Robert Chambers,a Scottish geologist and author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation,is often overlooked for which very important contribution?

• A)The theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
• B)Thinking of evolution in terms of populations not individuals
• C)Proposing the enormous influence of the environment on evolutionary change
• D)All of the above

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