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| 52588391 | Scala Naturae | life-forms could be arranged on a scale of increasing complexity | |
| 52588392 | Old Testament | Perfect species were individually designed by God | |
| 52588393 | Linnaeus | Grouped similar species into increasingly general categories | |
| 52588394 | taxonomy | naming and classifying all forms of life | |
| 52588395 | binomial nomenclature | two-part naming system- includes genus and species | |
| 52588396 | Cuvier | OPPOSED EVOLUTION and advocated catastrophism | |
| 52588397 | catastrophism | principle that events in the past occured suddenly and by different mechanisms than those occuring today. | |
| 52588398 | Lyell | English geologist that developed uniformitarianism. IMPORTANCE: The earth must be very old. | |
| 52588399 | uniformitarianism | idea that geologic processes that have shaped the planet have not changed over the course of Earth's history | |
| 52588400 | Lamarck | Early theory of evolution based on use and disuse and inheritance of acquired characteristics. | |
| 52588401 | use and disuse | Parts of the body that are used exstensively become larger and stronger, while those that are not used deteriorate | |
| 52588402 | Inheritance of acquired characteristics | characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime could be passed on to the next generation | |
| 52588403 | Darwin | Voyage on the Beagle lead to his theory of evolution by natural selection | |
| 52588404 | Natural Selection | Explains how adaptations arise. | |
| 52588405 | Adaptations | characteristics that enhance organisms' ability to reproduce and survive in specific environments | |
| 52588406 | Artificial selection | process by which species are modified by humans | |
| 52588407 | FOUR evidence for evolution | 1. Direct observation of Evolutionary Change 2.The Fossil Record 3. Homology and Convergent Evolution 4. Biogeography | |
| 52588408 | Fossil Record | #2 Fossils provide evidence for the theory of evolution. | |
| 52588409 | Paleontology | The study of fossils. | |
| 52588410 | Homology | Characteristics in related species can have underlying similarity even though they have very different functions. | |
| 52588411 | Homologous structures | anatomical signs of evolution | |
| 52588412 | Embryonic homologies | Comparison of early stages of animal development reveals many anatomical homologies in embryos that are not visible in adult organisms. | |
| 52588413 | Vestigial Organs | structures of little importance to the organism | |
| 52588414 | Molecular Homologies | shared characteristics on the molecular level. | |
| 52588415 | Convergent Evolution | Taken place when two organisms developed similarities as they adapted to similar environmental challanges- not because they evolved from a common ancester. | |
| 52588416 | Analogous structures | similar solutions to similar problems but DO NOT indicate close relatedness. | |
| 52588417 | Biogeography | The geographic distribution of species. | |
| 52588418 | Continental Drift | Explains the similarity of species on continents that are distant today. | |
| 52588419 | Endemic species | are found on a certain geographic location and nowhere else. |
