ANTA01H3 Lecture : anta01 lecture notes part 1
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And hypothesis based on tht hypothesis vs. theory - hypothesis limited statements regarding cause and effect, refers to our state of knowledge before testing takes place theory groups of hypotheses confirmed thru repeated tests and observations. Archbishop james ussher concluded earth created 4004 bc oct 23 @ 9am. Humans had the most essence, given by god. Ppl began questioning bible and creation etc by examining natural world. Genus & species not capitalized e. g. homo sapiens. Comparative anatomy: when things kind of look the same analogous structure- similar bc of environment, not related through ancestry e. g. birds and bats have wings bc of environment to fly, but not related to common ancestor. Linnaeus system: humans are in same order as primates (e. g. monkeys, apes, lemurs) Class mammalia = animals w/ vertebrae and certain characteristics i. e. sweat glands. Order- carnivora= vertebrae, mammal traits, and mainly meat-eaters. Catastrophist- ppl that believe that earth changes bc of multitude of catastrophic events (i. e. earthquakes)
