Scientists began to question the perfection of the "great chain of being" partially because of their studies in ____.
A) radiometric dating
B) uniformity
C) meteorology
D) astrobiology
E) comparative morphology

Question

Scientists began to question the perfection of the "great chain of being" partially because of their studies in ____.  
A) radiometric dating
B) uniformity
C) meteorology
D) astrobiology
E) comparative morphology

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Comparative morphology, the study of the similarities and differences in physical structures among living organisms, revealed that organisms did not fit neatly into a straightforward hierarchy. This challenged the idea of the "great chain of being," which posited that all living things could be ranked in a single chain of being from lowest to highest.

Scientists Began to Question the Perfection of the "Great Chain