Select the most appropriate choice for each person.

A. Lyell
B. Cuvier
C. Lamarck
D. Darwin
E. Malthus
F. Aristotle


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B. developed the theory of catastrophism
C. believed that giraffes have long necks because their short-necked ancestors stretched their necks and passed this change onto their offspring
D. was a naturalist who sailed on the _Beagle_ and studied finches
E. wrote an essay relating population size to competition for limited resources
F. natural historian and author; formed early ideas of the great chain of being

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