An idea that could be traced back to Plato is that

A. worldwide catastrophes caused extinction, followed by creation of new species.
B. acquired characteristics could be passed from parents to offspring.
C. artificial selection of animals by humans proves that evolution can occur.
D. variation is due to imperfections in copies of some perfect ideal form.
E. species could change with time.


Answer: D

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