Darwin's Thinking Began with the Assumption That

question 27

Multiple Choice

Darwin's thinking began with the assumption that

• A) acquired characteristics are passed on to offspring.
• B) heritable variations can and do occur in nature.
• C) organisms contain an inner drive to improve over time.
• D) the number of species remains constant over time.

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