Question

Which one of the following statements about Darwin and Wallace is TRUE?

A. Both Darwin and Wallace formulated the natural selection theory at the same time.
B. Both Darwin and Wallace collected specimens on the Galápagos Islands.
C. Darwin’s ideas about natural selection were inspired by what he observed on the Galápagos Islands, while Wallace’s ideas about natural selection were inspired by what he observed on the Malay Archipelago.
D. Wallace came from a wealthy, upper-class family, whereas Darwin grew up in a family that did not have much money.

Answer 1

A. Both Darwin and Wallace formulated the natural selection theory at the same time.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Charles Darwin was a naturalist, a biologist, and a geologist and is known for his contributions on the theory of evolution and widely accepted as the foundational concept in science which was jointly formed along with the Alfred Wallace and named it as natural selection.

• Alfred Wallace a British biologist knows or his theory of evolution from a natural selection presented his paper jointly with darwin in 1858. Which later made darwin to publish his ideas on the origin of species.