History of Systematics (addition) Flashcards
1
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- introduced the concept of evolution
- Theory of transmutation
- evolve according to function
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
2
Q
species may transform to another to achieve perfection/complexity
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Theory of transmutation
3
Q
introduce concept of evolution
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Law of Use and Disuse
4
Q
- divided animal life to 4 branches according to archetypes/body plans
- theory of catastrophism
- comparative anatomy of fossil and living forms
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George Cuvier
5
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George Cuvier 4 branches of animal life
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- articulata
- mollusca
- radiata
- vertebrata
6
Q
species are immutable but can go extinct
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theory of catastrophism (revolutionary thought)
7
Q
- unity of composition
- species are mutable as influenced by environmental conditions
- homologous structures of species
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Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
8
Q
- coined the term morphology to present the entirety of an organism’s form from development to adult as opposed to type
- archetypes contained the inherent nature of a taxon (bird-ness, mammal-ness)
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
9
Q
- classified or grouped organisms based on presence of sense organs
- importance of observable features
- homologize vertebral elements with vertebral skull with fusion as main development mechanism
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Lorenz Oken
10
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Lorenz Oken groups based on sense organs:
invertebrates
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Dermatozoa
11
Q
Lorenz Oken groups based on sense organs:
fish
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Glossozoa
12
Q
Lorenz Oken groups based on sense organs:
reptiles
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Rhinozoa
13
Q
Lorenz Oken groups based on sense organs:
birds
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Otozoa
14
Q
Lorenz Oken groups based on sense organs:
mammals
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Opthalmozoa
15
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Dermatozoa
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membrane
