ANP 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thomas Robert Malthus, Creation Science, John T. Scopes
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Biological anthropology: evolutionary science focused on human biological origins, evolution and variation. Evolution is a fact because things have evolved and some things that were here are not anymore. Theories: set of hypotheses that have been tested repeatedly and that have not been rejected. Evolution is a theory and a fact. The tendency to view the universe through the lens of biblical interpretation gave way to the rise of science and the scientific method during the enlightenment period. John ray: made a system to classify organism by genus and species (carolus linnaeus later compiled a massive classification for more species. ) Species: group of populations whose members can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Genus: group of similar species often sharing certain common forms of adaptation. Humans known as: homosapiens (genus -homo species - sapiens) Georges curves: analyzed fossil remains showed many belonged to animals that no longer existed. Jean baptiste lamarck: environment would affect the future shape and organization of animals.
