Uark Biological Anthropology Exam 1 (Delezene) Questions And Answers
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Biological Anthropology
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Biological Anthropology
Uark Biological Anthropology Exam 1
(Delezene) Questions And Answers
Scientific Law hypothesis have been tested so thoroughly that we have very high
confidence in them (never violated)
Scientific Theory Well established and interrelated set of facts/hypothesis that is used to
explain divers...
Uark Biological Anthropology Exam 1
(Delezene) Questions And Answers
Scientific Law hypothesis have been tested so thoroughly that we have very high
confidence in them (never violated)
Scientific Theory Well established and interrelated set of facts/hypothesis that is used to
explain diverse evnets and phenomenans
everyday; something that is probably wrong. science; most likely right based on facts and
experiments How does the use of the word theory differ from its contextual use in science
and in everyday speech?
Scala Natural ranks humans closest to the supernatural world
Aristotle creator of the theory Scala Natural
Heliocentrism having the sun as the center of the universe
Copernicus and Galilea Discovered the Sun-centered universe
, Uark Biological Anthropology Exam 1
(Delezene) Questions And Answers
Ptolemy believed in a earth centered universe
Essentialism a belief that things have a set of unchanging characteristics that make them
what they are and species are no different from any other species *they share traits
Plato Founder of Essentialism
Variation is unimportant Essentialist view on variation
they are composed of similar individuals sharing the same essence Why are Species
Fixed?
Carolus Linnaeus Father of Taxonomy and published "systema Natural"
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Taxonomy Hierarchical- biggest
to smallest
, Uark Biological Anthropology Exam 1
(Delezene) Questions And Answers
Teleology the apparent perfect design of organisms- goal oriented- blue print- world is in
perfect harmony
Paley Believed in Natural Theology and watchmakers metaphor
Natural Theology Theory that God created everything to be in perfect harmony
Fixity of Species species do not change
Archbishop Usher believed in Earth was created in 4004 BC (young earth)
Charles Lyell Author of "the principles of geology" and coined the term uniformitarianism
uniformitarianism geological processes at work today were at work in the past based on
fossils. Geological changes recorded in earths rock requires DEEP TIME
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