Who claimed that that every organism was created instantaneously and independently by a super natural being?
Greek Philosopher Plato.
Who claimed that every organism represents the perfect essence, or type of what God had in mind and is therefore immutable ( unchanging )
Plato
He said that species has no relationship to each other
What is Teleological thinking and who claimed it?
It’s a theory by Aristotle claiming that Evolution has an end goal and the end goal was human.
Which Scientist first proposed the theory of Evolution?
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck in 1809.
How did Lamarck explained his theory of Evolution
Life starts like a simple ladder from the very beginning and then it keeps getting complex as it keeps going up and he
CALLED it Linear and Progressive
Basically he said that organism change in response to their environment and pass on those changes to their offsprings.
What was the difference between Darwin and Lamarck’ s theory?
Lamarck was basically claiming that if an individual uses their body in response to their environment they adapt it and pass it to their offsprings; for instance Girraffes used their neck to eat food and thus they necks got longer and ultimately passed it to their offspring
However, Darwin came and proposed the theory of natural selection and said that they agree with individuals changing overtime, but they not with adaptation part of it; he refuted it by saying that various individuals born and the ones that are successful survive and reproduce and thus this way everyhting evolves.
Where does most fossils are found?
sedimentary rocks, which form layers of sand or mud.
How may part does Geologic Time Scale has ?
4 = Eon , era , period, epoch.
What are index fossils?
Specific sedimentary rocks are identified by mineral content and fossils of certain organisms, so called index fossils.
How do researchers assign ages to Geologic time scale
Using radioactive isotopes or basically dividing the ratio of the parent atom to the daughter atom.
What is the theory of natural selection/
The one that Plato said;
Species are perfectly designed by a supernatural being.
What is developmental homology?
It refers to to embryonic structure that are shared between different species.
Like: tails and gill pouches are found in embryos of fish, chickens, humans, and cats.
What is selective breeding?
Choosing which animal breed to which.
What are the 4 Darwin’s postulates?
Individuals in population has different traits.
Some are heritable and passed to their offspring.
More offspring that survival.
Advantageous ones has higher living chance.
What is a radioactive decay?
Steady rate at which unstable atoms decay to more stable daughter atoms.
Eg: Uranium to lead
