Who wrote the book 'Origin of Species'?

Who wrote the book 'Philosophie Zoologique',which was published in $1809$?

Which one of the following scientist's name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?

Weismann cut off the tails of mice for several generations. However,the tail did not disappear or become shorter,which shows that ...........

The author of "Philosophie Zoologique" is:

Which of the following is responsible for the transformation of plants from simple and lower forms to complex and higher forms?