History of Evolution as a Theory Flashcards
know Historical Figures behind evolution
What is Biological Evolution?
A change in the gene pool of a population over a long period of time
Who was Erasmus Darwin and what was he famous for?
Erasmus Darwin was a scientist, author and docter and was famous for his book ‘Zoonomia’
What was ‘Zoonomia’ about?
all life descended from a common ancestor, suggesting species change over time
What is Lemark’s full name?
Jean Baptiste Lemark
What is lamarkism?
The theory of use and disuse where an individual acquires changes to help survive. These changes were genetically encoded, passed onto offspring and then repeated
What does the tendency of progression by Lemark imply?
That living things become more complex as the evolve
how long was Charles Darwin’s expedition on the HMS beagle?
5 years
Where did Charles Darwin notice different species of the same type of the Finch existed?
The Galapogos Islands
Who had similar ideas to Charles and had a theory of evolution by the process of natural selection?
Alfred Russel Wallace
What was the name of the book published by Charles Darwin?
‘On the origin of species by means of natural selection’
Why was Charles Darwin attacked by the Church?
This theory supported idea of homo spiens
