The development of the theory of evolution had many contributors. which lists these contributors in chronological order? a. erasmus darwin, greeks and romans, lamarck, b. malthus, charles darwin c. lamarck, malthus, greeks and romans, erasmus d. darwin, charles darwin greeks and romans, erasmus darwin, lamarck, malthus, charles darwin greeks and romans, lamarck, erasmus darwin, malthus, charles darwin

Option D, Greeks and Romans, Erasmus Darwin, Lamarck, Malthus, Charles Darwin

Explanation:

Let’s arrange the theories given by the following in chronological order-

a)Greek and Rome – The evolutionary theory was proposed for the first time some 2000 years back by Anaximander  

b)Erasmus Darwin brought his “The law of organic life” in between years 1794-1796

c)Lamark Mallus first presented his  Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics in 1801

d)And Darwin published his work “Origin of species” in 1859

Thus the correct chronological order would be  Greeks and Romans, Erasmus Darwin, Lamarck, Malthus, Charles Darwin

in 1859, charles darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. he defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved".