BIOLOGY 1B Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Evolution, Bacteria, Time
20 Nov 2018
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Aristotle- plato"s disciple: father of biology, dissections, collect organisms, knew that whales were mammals because they made milk, placed organisms into categories to show relationships. Great chain of being- universal hierarchy: humans generally somewhere in middle- heaven on top, underworld on bottom. Age of discovery: western europe was exploring world during the 15th and 17th centuries, tremendous number of new objects coming to scientist attention. 1700s: bionomial nomenclature- keep books and names organized (taxonomy, systema nature, creates universal scientific language to name. In creating the world, the creator enunciated it"s mind: by studying the creations, you are understanding the creator, special creation and adaption. It"s morphology matches ecology: birds with talons- eats big fish, gull- wedged feet to paddle, loon has curved back to carry baby. James hutton- gradualism: earth changes slowly and incrementally to achieve massive change, ex. Grand canyon: therefore, earth must be very old.
