scientist (chapter 13)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aristotle | thought species were fixed, permanent, and do not evolve. |
| darwin | father of modern theory of evolution |
| anaximander | promoted the idea that life forms arose in water and that simpler forms preceded more complex ones |
| buffon | Studied fossils - believed Earth might be older than 6000 years old |
| lamarck | Believed in inheritance of acquired characteristics. (i.e. giraffes) |
| lyell | Believes Earth changes gradually. (wrote the book - Principles of Geology) |
| wallace | theory identical to Darwin's. |
| malthus | Believes all species have many offspring, but only few survive. |
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