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What did Aristotle believe? correct answer: Species were fixed creations arranged by their complexity Who contributed to Darwin's thinking? correct answer: •Charles Lyell •Thomas Malthus •George Cuvier •James Hutton •John Baptiste Lamarck •Alfred Russell Wallace Charles Lyell correct answer: Uniformitarism (geologic processed still change earth) Principles of Geology correct answer: •published by Lyell just before Beagle set sail and read by Darwin •explained...

Biology Unit 1 Lessons 1-5 study guide verified 100% Evolution - the process by which species change over time designed the Linnean Classification System - Carolus Linnaeus () believed that all species rose from a common ancestor; first to believe that the Earth was over 70,000 years old - George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon () British physician, poet, and botanist; paternal grandfather to Charles Darwin; believed that all living creatures descended from one common ancestor - E...

Evolution Exam Review questions and answers well illustrated. What is a scientific theory? - correct answers.A sceintific theory is a theory that explains scientific observations. Explain how the following people contributed to evolutionary thought: James Hutton - correct answers.James Hutton contributed to evolution by devleoping the theory of uniformitarianism. Things happenended gradually and not all at once. This held that the natural forces now changing the shape ...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and Answers What is Anthropology - Answer-Study of humans past, and present. The study of human origins, migrations, globalization, beliefs and rituals. Four Major Fields of Anthro. - Answer-Cultural, Biological, archaeology, and Linguistic. Cultural Anthropology - Answer-Examination of social patterns and practices, with specific interest in how people live in particular places and how they organize, govern, and create meaning. Biological Anthropology...

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice: Which of the following describes the major difference between bryophytes (pron: bry-oh-fites) and tracheophytes (pron: tray-key-o-fites)? a) tracheophytes can survive on land b) tracheophytes have seeds inside fruits c) tracheophytes can make their own food d) tracheophytes have vessels to transport materials ANSWER: D -- TRACHEOPHYTES HAVE VESSELS TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS BIOL-91; Short Answer: Complete the sentence. The alternative forms of gene ...

TEST BANK FOR EVOLUTION, MAKING SENSE OF LIFE, 2ND REVISED EDITION BY CARL ZIMMER, PROF. DOUGLAS EMLEN Test Bank, Chapter 2 1. Carlos Linnaeus: (a) devised a system of taxonomy that is still used today (b) accepted the idea that most of life’s diversity arose through the process of evolution (c) believed that life’s diversity reflected a divine plan (d) a and b are correct (e) a and c are correct 2. On which point(s) would Charles Darwin and Georges Buffon have likely...

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice: Which of the following describes the major difference between bryophytes (pron: bry-oh-fites) and tracheophytes (pron: tray-key-o-fites)? a) tracheophytes can survive on land b) tracheophytes have seeds inside fruits c) tracheophytes can make their own food d) tracheophytes have vessels to transport materials ANSWER: D -- TRACHEOPHYTES HAVE VESSELS TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS BIOL-91; Short Answer: Complete the sentence. The alternative forms of gene at the s...

BIOLOGY 1B-Bio 1B Final Study Guide Biology 1B Spring 2018 Final Study Guide Evolution Lectures #1-#12 ** evolution is the single concept that unites all of biological inquiry L1 - Mice -- different colors -- different selection based on habitat L2/3/4/5 History of Evolutionary Biology: Aristotle → Darwin → Today Evolution - the concept that the organisms living on Earth today are the modified descendants of common ancestors Synapomorphy - shared, derived character, which evolve...

Biology Unit 1 Lessons 1-5 study guide verified 100% Evolution - the process by which species change over time designed the Linnean Classification System - Carolus Linnaeus () believed that all species rose from a common ancestor; first to believe that the Earth was over 70,000 years old - George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon () British physician, poet, and botanist; paternal grandfather to Charles Darwin; believed that all living creatures descended from one common ancestor - Erasmus Da...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and Answers (1) What is Anthropology - Answer-Study of humans past, and present. The study of human origins, migrations, globalization, beliefs and rituals. Four Major Fields of Anthro. - Answer-Cultural, Biological, archaeology, and Linguistic. Cultural Anthropology - Answer-Examination of social patterns and practices, with specific interest in how people live in particular places and how they organize, govern, and create meaning. Biological Anthropolo...