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List taxons in order (taxonomic rank) |
Domain: Kingdom Phylum (Division) (phyla) Class Order Family Genus (general) Species |
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What is Darwin known for? |
Natural Selection |
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What year did Darwin publish "The Origin of Species" |
1859. It was the first generally acceptable theory of evolution in 1859 |
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What are the two components of evolution according to Lamark's theory of evolution? |
1) Body parts that were used got strong; parts that were not used got weaker. (Use and disuse) 2) Characteristics that an organism acquires during its lifetime can be passed to its offspring. (Acquired inheritance) |
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What does Biological Evolution state? |
It states that present forms of life came from pre-existing forms of life |
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Who was Carlous Linnaeus? |
He was a natural theologian and was the founder of taxonomy. He produced binomial nomenclature and developed the hierarchy of taxonomic ranks. |
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What is taxonomy? |
Taxonomy is the branch of biology that deals with naming and classifying organisms. In taxonomy ranks organisms are grouped by similarly |
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What is binomial nomenclature? |
The practice of giving two names to a species. |
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What were the two main points in Darwin's book? |
Descent with modification and natural selection. |
