Which of the Following Naturalists First Proposed the Great Chain

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following naturalists first proposed the Great Chain of Being?

• A) Darwin
• B) Lamarck
• C) Aristotle
• D) Lyell
• E) Cuvier

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