[BLG 143] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 54 pages long Study Guide!

I am studying for an Animal Biology exam and Evolution is one of the chapters. I was reading questions (posted below) on a study guide and was stuck on the concept. Can someone please clarify or explain clearly? My texbook is wordy and doesnt help much. Thank you.

How do uniformitarianism and gradualism compare to earlier conceptions about how the world worked?

- What support exists for using these more modern ideas?

- How did ideas from geology help shape Darwin/Wallace’s theory?

Consider the study in which volunteers were given nasal drops containing the cold virus to examine the relationship between stress and immune function (coven et al., 1998). How might this finding explain how people seem to become sick during stressful times in their lives (e.g., final exam week)?