What did Darwin famously refer to as an "abominable mystery"?

a. the associations between specific types of flowers and specific animal pollinators
b. the alternation of generations in plants
c. the sudden appearance and immediate diversification of flowering plants in the fossil record
d. the development of vascular plants


Ans: c. the sudden appearance and immediate diversification of flowering plants in the fossil record

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