Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Vitruvian Man, Binomial Nomenclature, Homo Sapiens
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Week 3: evidence of evolution, genomes and dna replication: evolution is a scientific theory; testable, falsifiable. Historical and continued evidence supports the validity of theory. All living forms are constantly evolving: evolution: how different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. Gradual change of populations or organisms over time (generations). Only if it can be passed on through generations: aristotle (300 bc): studied nature of nature. Theorized that nature is not random, has order (ladder of life): humans, mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, cephalopods, crustaceans, molluscs, higher plants. Insects: leonardo de vinci (1490): vitruvian man (human body created perfect and correct), beliefs in 1940s include, world was thousand years old, humans are a couple levels under "divine creation" (angels, gods) Species were created and organized in hierarchy: 15th-17th century: age of discovery, this came with the discovery of new forms of trees, animals, plants.
