Select the Most Appropriate Choice for Each Person

question 32

Multiple Choice

Select the most appropriate choice for each person.
-Lyell

• A)a proponent of uniformitarianism
• B)developed the theory of catastrophism
• C)believed that giraffes have long necks because their short-necked ancestors stretched their necks and passed this change onto their offspring
• D)was a naturalist who sailed on the Beagle and studied finches
• E)wrote an essay relating population size to competition for limited resources
• F)natural historian and author; formed early ideas of the great chain of being

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Definitions:

Deposited

The process by which sediments, minerals, and other substances are laid down or settled in a new location.

Slowing

The reduction in speed or rate of an activity or process.

Current

A directional movement of water, which can be caused by temperature, salinity differences, wind, or tidal forces in the ocean.

Sediment

Particles or fragments of rocks, minerals, or organic materials that have been transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice.