A Gradual Change from an Ancestral Type Was Referred to by Darwin

question 9

Multiple Choice

A gradual change from an ancestral type was referred to by Darwin as:

• A)Uniformitarianism
• B)Descent with modification
• C)Catastrophism
• D)Convergent evolution
• E)Principle of superposition

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