Darwin was influenced by which concept attributable to Charles Lyell?

a. The geological history of Earth is a series of catastrophes.
b. Acquired characteristics can be inherited.
c. Natural selection operates on the tremendous variation found in nature.
d. All life forms a part of a great Chain of Being.
e. Gradual geologic forces formed the earth's current landscape over a long period of time.


e

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