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Georges-Louis Leclerc worked on a ______ natural series that described plants and animals.
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.
Carolus Linnaeus invented the ______ system of nomenclature for classifying organisms.
binomial
Erasmus Darwin made ______, which contained the first formal theories on evolution.
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.
Charles Lyell and James Hutton developed ______, the belief that mountains and oceans formed over a long period of time.
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Jean Baptiste Lamarck proposed the law of ______ and the law of Inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck proposed the law of ______ and the law of Inheritance of acquired characteristics.
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Thomas Malthus published '______' which stated that the size of human population is limited by resources.
Thomas Malthus published '______' which stated that the size of human population is limited by resources.
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Who among the following argued that new species reappear after natural catastrophes?
Who among the following argued that new species reappear after natural catastrophes?
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Which naturalist provided evidence of evolution through a 44-volume series describing plants and animals?
Which naturalist provided evidence of evolution through a 44-volume series describing plants and animals?
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Who proposed the theory that acquired characteristics are inheritable, known as Lamarckism?
Who proposed the theory that acquired characteristics are inheritable, known as Lamarckism?
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Which British economist published 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'?
Which British economist published 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'?
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Who developed the concept of uniformitarianism, believing mountains and oceans formed over a long period of time?
Who developed the concept of uniformitarianism, believing mountains and oceans formed over a long period of time?
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Which French naturalist worked on a 44-volume natural series describing plants and animals?
Which French naturalist worked on a 44-volume natural series describing plants and animals?
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