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Def. of Evolution |
The change in a species over time |
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Early ideas of evolution |
- many of the early ideas in existence of living organisms were strongly influenced by religion and philosophy. -researchers started to think scientifically and empirically in the 1600s |
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What was Hippocrates contribution to science? |
Proposed that all things could be traced to preceding causes |
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What was Aristotle's contribution to science? |
-believed each organism was distinct -classified organisms into simple categories plants or animals |
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What did Georges Buffon contribute to science? |
Proposed that species shared common ancestors instead of arriving separately. Suggested that earth was much older than 6,000 years |
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What did Jean Lamarck contribute to science? |
Proposed that all organisms evolved towards perfection |
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What did James Hutton contribute to science? |
Proposed that landforms slowly changed over time (gradualism) |
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What was Georges Cuvier contribution to science? |
(Catastrophism) suggested that natural disasters shaped the earth and caused species to go extinct. |
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What was Charles Lyell's contribution to science? |
Proposed that geologic processes were uniform over time. (Uniformitarianism) |
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What was Thomas Malthus's contribution to science? |
Proposed that natural limits on population were food, water, and shelter. Said that human population would grow uncontrollably without limits |
