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Deast7027

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The fact that individuals who possess favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than those who possess less favorable traits is the basis for the theory of
 
  a. uniformitarianism.
  b. natural selection.
  c. the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
  d. catastrophism.
  e. the fixity of species.

Question 2

Which contemporary of Charles Darwin also developed a theory of evolution by means of natural selection?
 
  a. Charles Lyell
  b. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
  c. Erasmus Darwin
  d. Alfred Russel Wallace
  e. Georges Cuvier


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mk6555

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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Deast7027

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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