BIO 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fluid Dynamics, Carl Linnaeus, Late Middle Ages

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

Scala naturae - the great chain of being. Now instead of a pantheon of gods, it is now monotheistic. God at the top, devil at the bottom. Every single organism has an essence that makes it unique. Species don"t change, has always been that way. Each species created on oct, 23 4004 bce. For the first time someone tries to figure out how old species are. No alteration of this idea until the late 1600s. A period where architecture and commerce is flourishing. Of european population is wiped out in 4 years. Stops the clock on scientific endeavour in europe. Starts to come back up in late middle ages. Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to ensure survival, thus transforming into new species. Animals that survive to breed can pass on their successful characteristics to offspring al-dinawari (826-896)