BILD 3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lamarckism, Carl Linnaeus, Special Creation
15 Mar 2019
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History of evolutionary thought: describe the two main tenets of darwin"s origin of species, and know what year the book was published. Descent with modification (diverse groups of animals evolve from one or a few common ancestors) 1859: describe the prevailing view regarding evolution and species in europe in the 1800s. Each species was created individually by god via "special creation. " Another view is that god created the species, sat back, and watched impassively as they compete to survive: identify and explain the main discoveries of the following scholars: linnaeus, hutton, lyell, Be able to evaluate the impact of each of these scholars on darwin. Linnaeus: developed binomial format for naming species. Lyell: geologic processes are still happening today. Cuvier: developed paleontology, discovered the older the stratum, the more dissimilar its fossils were to current forms, discovered that species come and go. Malthus: populations increase, but food does not. Lamarck: inheritance of acquired characteristics (proven incorrect later by genetics)
