"Ontogeny resipitulates phylogeny" the idea was given by:
Correct answer: B. Van Haeckel
- A. Dev Vaties
- B. Van Haeckel
- C. Lamarck
- D. Oparin
Explanation
"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is a phrase associated with the field of evolutionary biology. It was proposed by Ernst Haeckel, a German biologist, who suggested that the development of an individual organism (ontogeny) reflects the evolutionary history of its species (phylogeny).
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