Historical Process Of Science

Question 1

Aristotle

Answer 1

Believed that life forms are arranged on a scale on increasing complexity. (Scala naturae)

Question 2

Old Testament - Creationism

Answer 2

Earth was believed to be ~6,000 years old.

Perfect species individually designed by God.

Question 3

Natural Theology

Answer 3

Discovering Creator’s plan by studying nature; to classify nature.

Question 4

Linnaeus

Answer 4

Founder of taxonomy; binomial nomenclature

Question 5

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 5

Two names based on:
Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
(Dear)—(King)—–(Phillip)-(Came)-(Over)-(For)-(Good)–(Spaghetti)
Based on anatomy and morphology.

Question 6

Cuvier

Answer 6

Paleontologist

Catastrophism

Question 7

Catastrophism

Answer 7

Catastrophe destroyed many living species, then repopulated by immigrant species.

Question 8

Hutton/Lyell

Answer 8

Gradualism
Uniformitarianism
Slow subtle changes.

Question 9

Gradualism

Answer 9

Geologic change results from slow and gradual, continuous process.

Question 10

Uniformitarianism

Answer 10

Earth’s processes at the same rate as the past in the present. Therefore Earth is very old.

Question 11

Lamarck

Answer 11

Published theory of evolution in 1809.
Use and Disuse
Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
Recognized that species evolved but explanation was flawed.

Question 12

Use and Disuse

Answer 12

Parts of body used become bigger and stronger while those in disuse become smaller and weaker and are eventually lost.

Question 13

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

Answer 13

Modifications passed on.