Geological Theories: Hutton and Lyell Comparison
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In 1831, he went on a trip on the HMS Beagle and acted like a nature __________ on the ship

detective

On the Galápagos Islands, he observed various kinds of birds, especially different types of ________ with various beak shapes

finches

Darwin's observations led him to believe that animals could _______ to adapt to their environments

change

In 1859, Darwin published a groundbreaking book titled 'On the Origin of ________'

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

Darwin's study of finches with different beaks illustrated how animals can _______ to survive in their habitats

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

James Hutton is known for the concept of Gradualism and Charles Lyell is known for the concept of ______

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

Both Hutton and Lyell concluded that the Earth must be older than ______ years old

<p>6,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jean Baptiste Lamarck proposed the idea of innate tendency towards complexity through ______

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

Lamarck was ridiculed by contemporaries for his beliefs in inheritance of acquired characteristics and the concept of ______

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

Charles Darwin is famous for his idea of animals and plants changing over time through the process of ______

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

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