Discover the Evolutionary Genius
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Who is considered the founder of taxonomy?

  • Carolus Linnaeus (correct)
  • James Hutton
  • Georges Cuvier
  • Charles Lyell
  • What did Carolus Linnaeus develop?

  • The theory of evolution
  • The concept of catastrophes
  • The binomial format for naming species (correct)
  • The study of fossils
  • What did Carolus Linnaeus believe about the resemblance among species?

  • It is due to slow, continuous actions
  • It is due to catastrophes
  • It is due to evolution
  • It is due to the pattern of creation (correct)
  • Who largely developed the study of fossils?

    <p>Georges Cuvier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Georges Cuvier speculate about the boundaries between strata?

    <p>They represent catastrophes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who perceived that changes in Earth's surface can result from slow, continuous actions?

    <p>James Hutton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed that the mechanisms of change are constant over time?

    <p>Charles Lyell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strongly influenced Darwin's thinking?

    <p>The theory of evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of biology organizes species into a nested classification system?

    <p>Taxonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are fossils?

    <p>Organisms from the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Charles Darwin, what did On the Origin of Species focus on?

    <p>The great diversity of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phrase did Darwin use to define evolution?

    <p>Descent with modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Darwinian revolution challenge traditional views of Earth?

    <p>By emphasizing the diversity of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, how did he view species?

    <p>As fixed and perfect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Charles Darwin note about current species?

    <p>They are descendants of ancestral species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can evolution be defined?

    <p>As both a pattern and a process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Old Testament hold about the nature of species?

    <p>They are unchanging and perfect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Charles Darwin publish On the Origin of Species?

    <p>1859</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Darwinian revolution mark the beginning of?

    <p>A new era of biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Charles Darwin's ideas have?

    <p>Deep historical roots</p> Signup and view all the answers

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