ppl i need to know Flashcards
erasmus darwin
said that life originated in the sea
Alfred Russel Wallace
figured out natural selection at the same time as darwin
charles lyell
considered founder of geology
hutton and lyell created uniformitism
thomas malthus
inspired discoveries of natural selection
wrote an essay on the principal of population
where the population will grow
Georges Cuveir
introduced concept of extinction
catastrophism- the belief that the earths geological features are the result of sudden, worldwide catalistic events
georges- louis celere de buffon
relationship between external environment and living organisms
organized the dynamic relationship between the external environment and living forms
carolus linneus
established binomial noman clature
added 2 more categories: class and orders
taxonomy
John Ray
modern day concept of species
coined the term genus
Jean- Baptiste Lammark
first to suggest a dynamic relationship between species and environment
coined the theory “inheritance of acquired characteristics”
coined biology
idea that humans adapt to the changing environment
gregor mendel
made the principal of segregation