Darwin Was a Self-Taught Naturalist Who Gained Much Field Experience

question 23

Multiple Choice

Darwin was a self-taught naturalist who gained much field experience during his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle.Darwin's success as a naturalist can be attributed to

• A)his disagreements with Alfred Russell Wallace about Wallace's ideas on evolution.
• B)his immediate publication of his ideas on evolution after returning from his voyage on the HMS Beagle.
• C)his ability to ask questions about his observations and to seek unifying principles to answer these questions.
• D)his knowledge of the principles of genetics.

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