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_________ was an eighteenth-century thinker who believed that living forms changed in response to the environment. Although he did not think nature was perfect or had a grand purpose, he still rejected the idea that one species could give rise to another.
 
  a. Alfred Russel Wallace
  b. Georges-Louis Comte Leclerc de Buffon
  c. Erasmus Darwin
  d. John Ray
  e. Georges Cuvier

Question 2

Carolus Linnaeus
 
  a. developed a binomial system of classification for plants and animals.
  b. was a proponent of evolutionary change.
  c. opposed all notions of fixity of species.
  d. was a supporter of Charles Darwin.
  e. developed theories of natural selection.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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