Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Carl Linnaeus, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Sliding Filament Theory
18 Dec 2017
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An explanation of a set of natural phenomena, based upon proven or testable hypotheses and observations. Ladder like classification of nature called the scala natura. Classifying the organisms on earth to further understand their gods plan. Naming / characterizing system of organisms on earth. Began to question the idea that organisms remained unchanged when noticing vestigial structures. Lamarckian evolution is based on change in individuals over time. Use/disuse of traits inheritances of specific traits. Catastrophism abrupt changes between geological layers marked dramatic shifts in ancient environments. Uniformitarianism geological processes that sculpt the earth surface in the past are the exact same as the processes we observe today. Natural agents currently at work have been at work through earth history. Understood that species changed over time and did not stay the same. Evolution by natural selection species change gradually through time due to interactions between individuals" traits and their environment.
