- set up the binomial system of nomenclature. According to the system: 1. Each biological species is assigned a two-part Latin name of genus and species. 2. All species are filed into a hierarchy of increasingly broad categories. - (1707–1778) developed a taxonomic system for the identification and classification of species. His system has two main features

- suggested the possibility of evolution after observing homologous and vestigial structures in different species - (1707–1788) wrote a book entitled The Natural History of Animals, in which he proposes that organisms evolve (change over time). Buffon believed that the presence of homologous and/or vestigial structures among species is evidence that species give rise to new species.

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

- was the first to propose a functional mechanism for evolution. His theory incorporated the ideas of use and disuse and the inheritance of acquired characteristics - (1744–1829) was the first person to present a functional mechanism describing evolution. The model incorporated two premises:

binomial system of nomenclature

1. All species are given a two-part Latin name, called a binomial. The use of a universal binomial name increases scientific accuracy in references to a specific organism. 2. All species are filed into a hierarchy of increasingly broad categories.

- equivalent structures that are found in related species.

- present and have no apparent use. The structures are derived from useful structures that were present in the ancestral species.

use and disuse theory

- the organs that an organism uses will become stronger and more functional, and those that are not used will deteriorate.

inheritance of acquired characteristics

- states that traits that are obtained during an organism’s lifetime can be passed on to that organism’s offspring.

Which statement regarding the works of Jean Baptiste Lamarck is incorrect?

- He was a contemporary of Charles Darwin.

- developed a taxonomic system for the identification and classification of species

The taxonomic system developed by Linnaeus

- is a binomial system of nomenclature. - classifies species into increasingly broad categories.

The ideas of George de Buffon regarding evolution

- were published in the book The Natural History of Animals. - were influenced by observations of homologous and vestigial structures. - predated the work of Charles Darwin by a century.

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