Which of the Following Happened Before Darwin

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following happened before Darwin?

• A)No one had conceived of biological evolution.
• B)Lamarck wrote about biological evolution, but had the mechanism wrong.
• C)Lamarck had the idea of natural selection, but was ignored.
• D)Malthus demonstrated the progression of fossils in the rocks.

---

Definitions:

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the average or mean, indicating the dispersion in the dataset.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of all numbers in the set by the count of numbers.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that describe or categorize attributes or characteristics that are not numerical but can be observed qualitatively.

Summarized

The presentation of data or information in a condensed form, highlighting the main points or statistics.