Question

Term speciation was coined by

• A. Orator F. Cook (1906)
• B. Darwin (1870)
• C. Lamarck (1808)
• D. Morgan (1850)

Answer 1

The correct option is A Orator F. Cook (1906)

• Speciation is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species.
  
• The biologist Orator F. Cook coined the term in 1906 for cladogenesis, the splitting of lineages.
  
• So, the correct option is 'Orator F. Cook (1906)'.