BIOL 211 Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Darwinian Evolution
15 Apr 2018
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Darwin"s ideas, while revolutionary did not rise out of a vacuum- the availability of education was expanding and many ideas were generated. The ancient greeks had the concept that species were constant or fixed . Fossils of organisms that currently don"t exit contradict the idea of a perfect creation. Evolution is the idea that species change through time. The development of the theory of evolution. But other contributed and had similar ideas. Concept of species as basic biological unit. Individuals from one species did not breed with others. Species are not fixed - they change through time. The exponential growth of populations are limited. James hutton (1726-1797) and charles lyell (1797-1875) Earth in the past changes in the same way and at the same rate as it does in the present. Allowed for accurate measurement of the earth"s age. Identified descent between fossil taxa and living species.
