The Evolutionary Concepts of Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>They were fixed and arranged on a scala naturae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Old Testament claim about species?

    <p>They were individually designed by God and therefore perfect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Charles Darwin publish On the Origin of Species?

    <p>1859</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Darwin describe the relationship between current species and ancestral species?

    <p>Current species are descendants of ancestral species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Darwin's revolutionary ideas mark the beginning of?

    <p>A new era of biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can evolution be defined?

    <p>As both a pattern and a process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who viewed species as fixed and arranged on a scala naturae?

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

    Who is considered the founder of taxonomy?

    <p>Carolus Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Carolus Linnaeus develop for naming species?

    <p>The binomial format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Carolus Linnaeus attribute the resemblance among species to?

    <p>The pattern of creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who largely developed the study of fossils?

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

    What did Georges Cuvier speculate about the boundaries between strata?

    <p>They are caused by catastrophes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who perceived that changes in Earth's surface can result from slow, continuous actions?

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

    What did Charles Lyell propose about the mechanisms of change?

    <p>They are constant over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Darwinian revolution challenge?

    <p>The traditional views of a young Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the study of fossils help to lay the groundwork for?

    <p>Darwin's ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did James Hutton and Charles Lyell's view strongly influence?

    <p>Darwin's thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

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