What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?

A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.

B) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change.

C) Earth is millions of years old, and populations rapidly change.

D) Earth is millions of years old, and populations are unchanging.

E) Earth is millions of years old, and populations gradually change.

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Biology

Peter Durham

30 January, 02:18

What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?

A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.

B) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change.

C) Earth is millions of years old, and populations rapidly change.

D) Earth is millions of years old, and populations are unchanging.

E) Earth is millions of years old, and populations gradually change.

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Kiana Banks · Answer 1

Option A

Explanation:

It was discovered in the letters of both lyell and darwin that people before them believed that Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.

Reference:

Zuidema, H. P. (1947). Discovery of Letters by Lyell and Darwin. The Journal of Geology, 55 (5), 439-445.