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According to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, what did he focus biologists' attention on?
According to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, what did he focus biologists' attention on?
- The descent with modification
- The fixed nature of species
- The deep historical roots of his ideas
- The great diversity of organisms (correct)
How did Darwin define evolution in his book?
How did Darwin define evolution in his book?
- The fixed nature of species
- The deep historical roots of his ideas
- Descent with modification (correct)
- The pattern and process of change
What did Darwin's revolutionary ideas challenge?
What did Darwin's revolutionary ideas challenge?
- The fixed nature of species
- The traditional views of a young Earth with unchanging species (correct)
- The deep historical roots of his ideas
- The great diversity of organisms
What did Aristotle believe about species?
What did Aristotle believe about species?
What did the Old Testament claim about species?
What did the Old Testament claim about species?
When did Charles Darwin publish On the Origin of Species?
When did Charles Darwin publish On the Origin of Species?
How did Darwin describe the relationship between current species and ancestral species?
How did Darwin describe the relationship between current species and ancestral species?
What did Darwin's revolutionary ideas mark the beginning of?
What did Darwin's revolutionary ideas mark the beginning of?
How can evolution be defined?
How can evolution be defined?
Who viewed species as fixed and arranged on a scala naturae?
Who viewed species as fixed and arranged on a scala naturae?
Who is considered the founder of taxonomy?
Who is considered the founder of taxonomy?
What did Carolus Linnaeus develop for naming species?
What did Carolus Linnaeus develop for naming species?
What did Carolus Linnaeus attribute the resemblance among species to?
What did Carolus Linnaeus attribute the resemblance among species to?
Who largely developed the study of fossils?
Who largely developed the study of fossils?
What did Georges Cuvier speculate about the boundaries between strata?
What did Georges Cuvier speculate about the boundaries between strata?
Who perceived that changes in Earth's surface can result from slow, continuous actions?
Who perceived that changes in Earth's surface can result from slow, continuous actions?
What did Charles Lyell propose about the mechanisms of change?
What did Charles Lyell propose about the mechanisms of change?
What did the Darwinian revolution challenge?
What did the Darwinian revolution challenge?
What did the study of fossils help to lay the groundwork for?
What did the study of fossils help to lay the groundwork for?
What did James Hutton and Charles Lyell's view strongly influence?
What did James Hutton and Charles Lyell's view strongly influence?
