Chapter 16.2

Question 1

James Hutton

Answer 1

Geologist that proposed “Deep Time”, idea that Earth is much older than a few thousand years (believed at the time) but is instead millions of years older

Question 2

Charles Lyell

Answer 2

Geologist that proposed “uniformitarianism”, idea that geologic processes that are currently going on are the same ones that shaped the Earth in the past.

Question 3

Thomas Malthus

Answer 3

Economist that reasoned, if the human population grew unchecked, there would not be enough food and space for everyone. Charles Darwin said this to be true of all animals, a key component to natural selection

Question 4

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Answer 4

Was one of the first to propose how evolution takes place. Hypothesized (made a testable statement) that organisms could acquire changes in their life and that those changes are heritable. He was wrong, but inspired Charles to improve on the theory of evolution.

Question 5

Artificial Selection

Answer 5

Nature Provides the variations, humans choose which of those individuals get to mate (that have specific traits). Also known as selective breeding

Question 6

Name of book Charles Darwin published and year.

Answer 6

On the origin of species, 1859.