Human Name

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advocate of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, known as "Darwin's bulldog".

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THOMAS H HUXLEY

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a French naturalist who developed the first comprehensive theory of evolution. His theory, known as Lamarckism, proposed that organisms change over time through use and disuse of their characteristics, and that these changes are passed on to their offspring.

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JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK

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establishing a system for naming organisms and firmly abided by and promoted the view that 'species do not change.' - Father of Taxonomy

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CAROLUS LINNAEUS

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theory of evolution is the idea that natural selection drives evolution. - same idea with Darwin

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ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE

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Who proposed the conditions for and mechanisms of evolutionary change? 3 conditions: - high reproductive potential describes the way in which an animal's body meets the surrounding environment.

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CHARLES DARWIN

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coined the word dinosaur

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RICHARD OWEN

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Who founded vertebrate paleontology and established the fact of extinction of past lifeforms?

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GEORGES CUVIER

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body can be divided into two equal left and right halves along a midline

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Bilateral Symmetry

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flexible rod -like structure that runs along the body, providing support during embryonic development.

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Notochord

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A hollow nerve cord located along the back of the animal, which develops into the central nervous system in vertebrates.

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Dorsal Nerve Cord