BIOL 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Carl Linnaeus, Georges Cuvier, James Hutton

• School: Temple University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 1111
• Professor: Michael Joseph Balsai

Document Summary

Lecture 1 notes chapter 22 wed. 1-16-2019. Ideas of change over time: carolus linnaeus invented taxonomy + nested classification system invented binomial naming system (way to identify different organisms, ex: *did not accept evolution: georges cuvier father of paleontology. One of the first to accept concept of extinction, important in evolution. *did not agree with idea of evolution, found it subversive* found evolution interesting, but believed there was not enough evidence to prove as fact: james hutton - father of modern geography. Believed earth is very old structure (mountain building, rivers forming) Believed processes of geological change all happen slowly but continuously (gradualism: charles lyell expanded lyell"s ideas saying processes still occur today and will continue to occur. Proposal #1: use and disuse a structure often used by organism will be developed, a structure not used often will become useless and disappear gradually (ex. : giraffe stretching its neck to reach the trees for food -> develops elongated neck)