Multiple Choice
How did Cuvier's theory of catastrophism conflict with early evolutionary thinking?
A) It held that disasters, like floods or earthquakes, completely wiped out species, and new ones were created to replace them.
B) It maintains that, were species to develop as described in Darwinian evolution, it would be catastrophic for their survival.
C) Catastrophism argues that all species are doomed to extinction, regardless of their relative fitness to their environment.
D) Catastrophism recognizes no impact of the environment on a species' chance for survival.
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