Geologist Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Biogeography Analogous structures - Structures that look the same, but not because they shared a common ancestor homologous structures - Structures that look the same because they did share a common ancestor James Hutton - Geologist that believed in deep time (meaning the earth is super old). Charles Lyell - Believed earth of 4.6 billion years old Got idea from James Hutton Carl Linnaeus - Created binomial nomenclature Alfred Wallace - English contemporary to Darwin Published his resea...

Aristotle, a philosopher - Answer-Pre-300 BCE -described species as fixed -Scale of nature: arranges species in order of lowest to highest complexity -linear hierarchy Hutton, a geologist - Answer-1795 -proposed gradualism -change is a slow but continuous process Thomas Robert Malthus, an economist - Answer-1798 -published "Essay on the Principle of Population'" -Human population growth is limited by resources; At some point we will reach carrying capacity, -can't grow exponentiall...

Which measurement can be used to determine if earplugs are needed when working in a factory? watts amps decibels delta waves correct answers Decibels The graph shows changes over time in a population of bacteria added to a test tube of growth medium. What activity characterizes the growth cycle during phase II? Bacteria are weakening due to the accumulation of waste products. Bacteria are increasing in metabolic activity though not dividing. Bacteria are dying off rapidly fro...

1 Mention the environmental problem that is central to this article. 2 The article highlights FIVE key weather conditions that are likely to be on the increase due to climate change. Mention them. (5) 1.3 State THREE actions that are underscored by Knight as essential when planning for climate change in the RSA. (3) 1.4 Explain the impact that climate change has on food production, according to the article. (4) 1.5 Mention the THREE areas, near the sea, which are considered da...

PHSC 210 Quiz Module 7: Young-Earth Megafloods 2024 with complete solution; Liberty University A lesser known fact about Charles Darwin is that he was a botanist. biologist. geologist. sea captain. Dr. Austin suggests that Charles Darwin, while traveling on the HMS Beagle, was influenced by the writings of Charles Lyell James Hutton Steve Austin Marcus Ross Which statement is incorrect? Austin believes the river valley was formed by a megaflood....

BIOL 2200 Exam 1 Latest Update Graded A+ aristotle ️️ philosopher described species as "fixed" developed scale of nature james hutton ️️ geologist that believed earth was shaped by gradual changes thomas robert malfus ️️ economist that believed population growth is limited by resources jean baptiste lamarck ️️ believed species are drawn toward increased complexity "use and disuse" august weinman ️️ biologist that studied heredity and experimented with mice to d...

Aristotle, a philosopher - Answer-Pre-300 BCE -described species as fixed -Scale of nature: arranges species in order of lowest to highest complexity -linear hierarchy Hutton, a geologist - Answer-1795 -proposed gradualism -change is a slow but continuous process Thomas Robert Malthus, an economist - Answer-1798 -published "Essay on the Principle of Population'" -Human population growth is limited by resources; At some point we will reach carrying capacity, -can't grow exponentiall...

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 (2023/2024) Already Passed Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland Originally, Wegener's hypothesis that...

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers Graded A Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland Originally, Wegener's hypothesis ...

Earth Science Questions and Answers Already Passed science A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge. Using empirical evidence to generate explanations of how the natural world works is an important part of science. observing The process of using one or more of the senses to gather information. The biologist used both sight and sound when observing the behavior of birds. inferring The process of making an inference; an in...