Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Great Chain Of Being, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon
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The historical development of evolutionary thought: we didn(cid:495)t believe that organisms changed through time originally, we thought the exact same species have been on this planet forever. Development of a theory to explain evolution, evidence, falsifiability. Plant, animal and microbial life: all undergo changes through evolution. Biological evolution: the gradual change of populations or organisms over time, time measure in generations rather than years: offspring, parent offspring, etc. The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of earth. Aristotle: studied philosophy, society and was also a big naturalist, examined form and variety of organisms in their natural environments, inanimate objects and living organisms have fixed characteristics, proposed that animals follow a specific kind of organization. Put living things into an organization called a scala naturae. The idea that nature can be put on a ladder. The ladder of intellect stone flame plant .
