Match the scientists to their contributions: The task is to match the lettered items with the correct numbered items. Appearing below is a list of lettered items. Following that is a list of numbered items. Each numbered item is followed by a drop-down. Select the letter in the drop down that best matches the numbered item with the lettered alternatives. a. Theory of acquired characteristics - traits from a parent's lifetime were inherited by offspring, using the model of the giraffe's neck as an example (later disproven). b. Observed plants in the Amazon and noticed that many plants and animals had special features that helped them survive the conditions. c. Based on his world travels, especially a visit to the Galapagos islands, he wrote "Origin of Species," about natural selection, a process by which organisms change over time. 1. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck a 2. Alfred Russel Wallace a 3. Charles Darwin a "On The Origin of Species" proposed the theory of evolution with the idea of . This is a process by which organisms over time and survive to the next generation. Content ©2022. All Rights Reserved. Date last modified: June 29, 2021.