The work of which individual is most directly associated with the principle of parsimony?
a. Linnaeus
b. Aristotle
c. Occam
d. Lamarck
e. Lyell
Ans: c. Occam
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a. ciliates b. dinoflagellates c. diplomonads d. apicomplexans e. diatoms
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