Evolution and Diversity in Zoology: Learning Outcomes
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What is the unifying principle of biology?

Evolution

What are the major learning outcomes of the lesson?

  1. Trace and discuss the history and major points of Darwinian Evolution; 2. Discuss classification and phylogeny; and, 3. Explain diversity in animals.

Who believed in the fixity of species and developed the binomial system of nomenclature?

Linnaeus

What concept explains the unity and diversity of life, as mentioned in the text?

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

What did the similarities between living things reflect, according to the text?

<p>Recent common ancestry</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the French naturalist who wrote a 44-volume catalog of all known plants and animals?

<p>Count Buffon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Lamarck propose as the mechanism for evolution?

<p>Inheritance of acquired characteristics (Lamarckianism)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept did Charles Lyell propose, stating that rates and processes of change are constant?

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

What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galápagos Islands?

<p>Significant variety in beaks</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism proposed by Darwin for evolution?

<p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

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