Question

chapter 15 & 16 test
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platos ideas about species
an idea that could be traced back to plato is that
multiple choice
artificial selection of animals by humans proves that evolution can occur.
wonderful catastrophes caused extinction, followed by creation of new species.
variation is due to imperfections in copies of some perfect ideal form.
species could change with time.
acquired characteristics could be passed from parents to offspring.

Explanation:

Plato believed in the existence of ideal forms. Variation in the physical world was seen as due to imperfect copies of these ideal forms.

Answer:

variation is due to imperfections in copies of some perfect ideal form.