Evolutionary Thought

Who was the scientist that put forward the idea that all animals were fixed creations arranged by complexity?

• A.

  Aristotle

• B.

  Lamarck

• C.

  Linnaeus

• D.

  Malthus

Who was the scientist that grouped animal by genus and species, resulting in the creation of the system of binomial nomenclature?

• A.

  Aristotle

• B.

  Lamarck

• C.

  Linnaeus

• D.

  Malthus

Who was the scientist that first put forward the idea of evolution, even though his theory was later replaced by Darwin's?

• A.

  Aristotle

• B.

  Lamarck

• C.

  Linnaeus

• D.

  Malthus

Who was the scientist that formalized the idea of population limits based on resources such as food and space to live?

• A.

  Aristotle

• B.

  Lamarck

• C.

  Linnaeus

• D.

  Malthus

______________ was the scientist responsible for the idea of Uniformitarianism  and being the first to put forward the the Earth is millions of years old. (Hint he wrote Principles of Geology)

Lamarck's theory was know as...

• A.

  The Theory of Evolution

• B.

  The Law of Use and Disuse

• C.

  The Theory of Natural Selection

• D.

  Catastrophism