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What is the meaning of the Greek word zoion?
I believe it is a transliteration of ζῷον, meaning 'living being' or 'animal'. It is thus the root of 'zoology' and all related terms.
What jobs did Charles Darwin's father want him to do?
Simple terms - A Fisher man :/
How many terms make up a scientific name of species?
Usually genus and species.
What doubts did Darwin have about publishing 'On the Origin of Species'?
No real doubts. He was very careful to anticipate all the possible objections people would have and solved them in advance. He was pretty secure in his ideas by the time he was done but it took many years for it to reach it's final form. Apparently Darwin was aware of many gaps in the fossil record (missing links) but wrongly assumed they would be filled as many more fossils were discovered so he went on to publish his theory. He thus did not actually 'solve anything in advance'. He actually knew their was a specific lack of evidence in the fossil record in his day but went ahead and published anyway. However, the millions of transitional forms that would exist if Darwin was right have still not been found. Thus he had no real doubts it seems but he certainly made a wrong assumption regarding the 'missing links', probably because he was certain his theory was correct. Actually, the 'missing links' are still missing and Darwin's assumption was not correct. The evidence is largely missing in terms of what one would expect in the fossil record were his theory correct. Concerning his work Darwin himself had this to say: "You will be greatly disappointed (by the forthcoming book); it will be grievously too hypothetical. It will very likely be of no other service than collocating some facts; though I myself think I see my way approximately on the origin of the species. But, alas, how frequent, how almost universal it is in an author to persuade himself of the truth of his own dogmas." Charles Darwin, 1858 in a letter to a colleague regarding the concluding chapters of his Origin of Species. As quoted in 'John Lofton's Journal', The Washington Times, 8 February 1984. "For I am well aware that scarcely a single point is discussed in this volume on which facts cannot be adduced, often apparently leading to conclusions directly opposite to those at which I have arrived. A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question; and this is here impossible.' Charles Darwin, 1859, Introduction to Origin of Species, p.2 ibid.
How do biologist classify organisms?
In basic terms: biologists classify organisms by species, genus and family.
Did chafles Darwin explain survival of the fittest in terms of people yes or no?
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How did Darwin explain the patterns of distribution of plants and animals?
He explained them in terms of descent with modification, common descent and natural selection.
How does Darwin's theory of evolution explain microevolution but not macroevolution?
Those terms need to be done away with. There is no such division in the theory of evolution by natural selection, even in Darwin's time. There is evolution and speciation. One flows seamlessly into the other over time and we have myriad pieces of evidence supporting this.
What is the meaning of the Greek word zoion?
I believe it is a transliteration of ζῷον, meaning 'living being' or 'animal'. It is thus the root of 'zoology' and all related terms.
What survival of the fittest means?
AnswerSurvival of the fittest, or Social Darwinism, refers to the characteristics of the fittest members of a species (in terms of their ability to survive in a given environment and produce offspring) will be passed on and become more common in the species. It does not refer to the fitness of individual organisms, precisely, but rather to the fitness of the species as a whole.Charles Darwin defined natural selection as relating to the members of the species who were the most successful in survival skills (ie finding food, avoiding enemies, living to adulthood were the ones who had children and so propagated the species with their genes).It should be noted that the Charles Darwin didn't use the term 'survival of the fittest', it was coined by biologist, sociologist, and author Herbert Spenser in his Principles of Biology published in 1864, five years after Darwin's On The Origin of Species. He used the term in his discussion of Darwin's book.In the context of 'survival of the fittest', the word 'fittest' means best suited to its environment.
Darwin's theory restated in terms of modern genetics is called?
religion
What virus did Charles Darwin described in terms of its incredible adaptation capacity?
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Book that shook the world?
In the terms of natural sciences, one book that shook the world was Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species." This book proposed the theory of evolution at a time when creationism was widely viewed as the source of all current life.
What is the relationship between the terms species and organism?
The relationship between the terms species and organism isthat they are both living. Organisms are in a species.
How does Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution differ from what scientists believe today?
Very little, considering that genes and DNA were completely unknown in those days. The only serious difference between Darwin's Theory and what scientists know today was that Darwin made several logical jumps in terms of how traits were passed from parent to offspring and had no idea about the historical record of fossils. Incorporating genetics and fossils into the study of evolution has allowed scientists to clearly explain how x became y using records and analyses unavailable to Darwin at the time.
Explain what is meant by feedback in terms of acquiring skill?
Explain what is meant by feedback
How do the prefixes in the terms adduction and abduction explain their possible muscle movement?
how do prefixes in the terms adduction and abduction explain their possible muscle action
