Which of the following statements is false? (a) Darwin was the first to supply convincing evidence for biological evolution (b) Darwin was the first to propose that organisms change over time (c) Wallace independently developed the same theory as Darwin (d) Darwin's theory is based on four observations about the natural world (e) Darwin's studies in the Galápagos Islands strongly influenced his ideas about evolution
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