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The theory of natural selection was proposed by:
ALamarck and Mendel
BWatson and Crick
CDarwin and Wallace
DLinnaeus and Hooke
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Darwin and Wallace
1. Natural selection was put forward jointly by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
2. Lamarck proposed a different and now rejected mechanism, the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
3. Mendel established the laws of inheritance, which explain how variation is passed on.
4. Watson and Crick described the structure of DNA, and Linnaeus devised binomial nomenclature.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Biology 133/2, Question 5: Organic Evolution_