ANTH 1001 : Anthropolgy Exam One
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Carl vanlinne- (1707-1778: carolus linngeus- creationist, principle of the fixity of species, they were (species) immutable/unchangeable in their traits after their creation. Georges cuvier- (1769-1832: creationist and disagreed with lamarck, theory of catastrophism, in the past, there were a series of violent cataclysmic changes that periodically led to extinction of animals in the affected regions. After the cataclysmic event subsided animals migrating from neighboring areas repopulated the area: these immigrant animals were similar in appearance, but not identical to the species that went extinct. Charles lyell- (1797-1875: geologist, disagreed with cuvier, the theory of uniformitarianism: geological forces acting today that shape the earth are the same forces that acted in the past. Alfred russell wallace- (1823-1913: proposed the idea of species change by natural selection. Gregor mendel (1822-1884: paper was published 1866, experiment seed texture- round or wrinkled. 3rd 100% round 75% round/25% wrinkled 100% wrinkled.
