8.1 - Scientific Contributions to a Theory of Evolution

Question 1

What did Leclerc say about evolution?

Answer 1

• THAT LIFEFORMS ARE UNCHANGING

Question 2

What did Cuvier do for evolution?

Answer 2

• DEVELOPED PALEONTOLOGY: THE STUDY OF LIFE THROUGH FOSSILS
  -DEVELOPED CATASTROPHISM; THEORY THAT EARTH WENT THRU EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MANY SPECIES

Question 3

What did Lyell contribute to evolution?

Answer 3

• PROPOSED UNIFORMITARIANISM; GEO.CHANGES HAPPENING AT THE SAME RATES IN THE PAST AS IN THE PRESENT
• REJECTED CATASTROPHISM

Question 4

What did Lamarck contribute to evolution?

Answer 4

• proposed the inheritance of acquired characteristics; idea that any characteristic organisms get can be passed to offspring

Question 5

Who is the father of evolution?

Answer 5

Charles Darwin

Question 6

What was evolution initially called by Charles Darwin?

Answer 6

Descent with modifications

Question 7

What was the name of the vessel Charles Darwin used to travel to the coastal islands of south america?

Answer 7

• HMS BEAGLE