Robert Chambers, a Scottish Geologist and Author of Vestiges of the Natural

question 11

Multiple Choice

Robert Chambers, a Scottish geologist and author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, is often overlooked for recognizing which critical aspect of evolutionary biology?

• A) the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
• B) the enormous influence of the environment on evolutionary change
• C) thinking of evolution in terms of populations and not individuals
• D) a theory for why new species came into being

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