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binomial naming system
believed species are fixed |
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organisms were guided through life by innate and mysterious forces that were passed down
organs arise in response to their environment
(Giraffes have long necks because they reach up high to eat leaves off trees) |
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gradualism
changes in fossils due to gradual change |
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catrasphoism
catastrophes killed the animals in lower fossil strata
new animals moved in from other places |
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uniforitarianism
gradually changing in a uniform way |
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| population limits increase geometrically |
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