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History of Evolutionary Thought
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Georges-Louis Leclerc worked on a ______ natural series that described plants and animals.

44-volume

Carolus Linnaeus invented the ______ system of nomenclature for classifying organisms.

binomial

Erasmus Darwin made ______, which contained the first formal theories on evolution.

Zoonomia

Charles Lyell and James Hutton developed ______, the belief that mountains and oceans formed over a long period of time.

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

Jean Baptiste Lamarck proposed the law of ______ and the law of Inheritance of acquired characteristics.

<p>use and disuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

Thomas Malthus published '______' which stated that the size of human population is limited by resources.

<p>An Essay on the Principle of Population</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who among the following argued that new species reappear after natural catastrophes?

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

Which naturalist provided evidence of evolution through a 44-volume series describing plants and animals?

<p>Georges-Louis Leclerc</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory that acquired characteristics are inheritable, known as Lamarckism?

<p>Jean Baptiste Lamarck</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which British economist published 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'?

<p>Thomas Malthus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the concept of uniformitarianism, believing mountains and oceans formed over a long period of time?

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

Which French naturalist worked on a 44-volume natural series describing plants and animals?

<p>Georges-Louis Leclerc</p> Signup and view all the answers

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