Which group is composed entirely of individuals who maintained that species are fixed (i.e., unchanging)?
A)Aristotle, Cuvier, and Lamarck
B)Linnaeus, Cuvier, and Lamarck
C)Lyell, Linnaeus, and Lamarck
D)Aristotle, Linnaeus, and Cuvier
E)Hutton, Lyell, and Darwin

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Aristotle, the father of biology, believed that species were fixed and unchanging. Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, also believed in the fixity of species. Cuvier, a French anatomist and paleontologist, proposed the theory of catastrophism, which suggested that species were created and then destroyed by sudden catastrophes, but did not believe in evolution. Lamarck, a French biologist, proposed the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, but also believed in the fixity of species. Therefore, option D is the only group composed entirely of individuals who maintained that species are fixed.

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