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The scientist who gave the theory of evolution is

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Aristotle
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Carl Linneaus
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Charles Darwin
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George Bentham
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The correct option is C Charles Darwin
Evolution is the process of the gradual changes in the characteristics of the organisms over successive generations. Charles Darwin gave the theory of evolution. According to it, the existing species originated from their ancestors that looked quite different from them. The theory of evolution was the basis of the phylogenetic classification of plants.

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