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introduced uniformitarianism
C. Lyell
the idea that the present is the only key to the past
uniformitarianism
story of evolution
Origin of Species
story of origin
Descent of Man
the idea that the fittest and strongest of each species were more likely to survive and reproduce than weaker, poorly adapted animals
natural selection
sought to improve the human species by selectively breeding humans to produce a "master race"
the "science" of eugenics
changes within a particular kind of organism
speciation / microevolution
process by which new kinds of creatures emerge from existing kinds over time
macroevolution
the study of fossils
paleontology
fossils that connect one kind of organism with another kind by a series of tiny steps
transitional forms / "missing links"
evolution occurs in sudden spurts followed by long periods without noticeable change
punctuated equilibrium hypothesis
hypothetical arrangement of fossils allegedly demonstrating evolution in the fossil record
geologic column
based on the fact that atoms of certain elements break down into atoms of other elements
radiometric dating
argument that is based on the assumption it attempts to prove
circular reasoning
sudden outburst of living things of great variety in the fossil record
"Cambrian explosion"
fish discovered alive in 1938
coelacanth
"missing link" between dinosaurs and birds
Archaeopteryx
"reconstructed" from a single tooth
Nebraska Man
a mixture of human fossils and ape fossils
"Homo habilis" (Handy Man)
lived next to modern Man
Neanderthal man
the study of similarities and differences in the body structure of organisms
comparative anatomy
discovered comparative anatomy
G. Cuvier
the similarities among organisms adapted to the same environment
analogy
the similar organs which are also similar in internal structure
homology
the science which seeks to discover how the mechanisms of living cells work
molecular biology
Austrian monk
G. Mendel
random errors in an organism's genetic code
mutations
a quasi-religious idea that states that earth and all the living things that inhabit it constitute a single living thing
Gaia hypothesis
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Biology Test Notes part 2
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Biology test notes part 2
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