Q: Which scientist was responsible for the theory of evolution by natural selection?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Linnaeus classified organisms based on obvious physical traits. Basically, organisms were grouped together if they looked alike. After Darwin published his theory of evolution in the 1800s (discussed in the following chapter), scientists looked for a way to classify organisms that showed phylogeny. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms. It is represented by a phylogenetic tree , like the one in Figure below .

 Choices:

- stephen hawking

- galileo Galilei

- albert einstein

- charles darwin


A:
charles darwin