Which experience was the most important in causing Darwin to begin to think about evolution and the history of life?

A. meeting Jean Baptiste Lamarck
B. working as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle
C. studying the gradual erosion of canyons
D. watching a debate between Charles Lyell and Thomas Malthus


Answer: B

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