ANTH 1001 : Test 1 Notes
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History of evolutionary thought: more commonly known as carolus lonnaeus creationist, proponent of the principle of fixity of species, stated that species were immutable (unchangeable) after their creation. Jean baptiste lamarck (1744-1829: theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics (also known as. Theory of use and disuse: four tenets to thesis, 1. All organisms have needs in order to survive: 2. Needs are satisfied or met by modification of organs or by the production of new organs: 3. Continued use of organs leads to an increase in size and functional capability (lack of use leads to an organs degeneration and loss: 4. Georges cuvier (1769-1832: comparative anatomist & creationist, theory of catastrophism. In the past, there were a series of sudden and violent geological and climatic changes that periodically led to the extinction of species in the affected regions. After the cataclysmic event subsided, the area was repopulated by migration of similar looking but not identical species from neighboring areas.
