Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

This genius predicted the existence of the hawk moth (or something like it) based solely on his observations of the structure of the Star of Bethlehem orchid

  1. Pascual Jordan

  2. Charles Darwin

  3. Elizabeth Britton

  4. John Muir
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Darwin observed that the Star of Bethlehem orchid had an extremely long nectar spur and predicted there must be a moth with a correspondingly long proboscis to pollinate it. This prediction was confirmed decades later when a hawk moth was discovered. The other figures listed were not known for this specific prediction.

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