Multiple Choice
Of the following four observations, three were made by and strongly influenced Charles Darwin. Which observation was made by and influenced Alfred Russel Wallace?
13. How Populations Evolve
Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species
Multiple Choice
In 1858, Darwin received a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace describing a theory nearly identical to his theory of natural selection. How did Darwin respond?
A
He ignored the letter and quickly published his own short paper.
B
He immediately published his book “On the Origin of Species”.
C
He quickly published his own paper jointly with Wallace’s letter.
D
He published the letter from Wallace first, and waited to publish his ideas until he had finished his book “On the Origin of Species”.
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