Author Question: Although Darwin went aboard the HMS Beagle believing in the fixity of species, what impact changed ... (Read 62 times)

Kikoku · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Although Darwin went aboard the HMS Beagle believing in the fixity of species, what impact changed his beliefs?

a. The people with whom he traveled
b. The discovery of fossils of ancient giant animals similar to contemporary species
c. The distance from church and society
d. The death of his child
e. The discovery of savages which looked more like apes

Question 2

Charles Darwin

a. grew up in modest circumstances.
b. began to doubt the fixity of species during a voyage around the world in the 1830s.
c. received no formal education.
d. spent two years in Africa where he developed the theory of natural selection.
e. was a physician who studied natural history as a hobby.