Men of Evolution Questions: Name______
Hutton
1. James Hutton founded which area of science?
2. How old was the Earth thought to be before he completed his research?
3. According to “natural philosophers”, what was stone (bedrock) composed of?
4. What is the “great geological cycle”?
5. Since the cycle had been completed innumerable times (more than we can count)…is the Earth older or younger than first believed?
Lyell
6. What field of science did Lyell study?
7. Name three actions which affect the Earth’s surface.
8. How did Lyell use the temple at Serapis as an example of the Earth’s surface changing?
Lamarck
9. Briefly describe Lamarck’s first law.
10. Briefly describe Lamarck’s second law.
11. Thinking back to genetics, can phenotypes be directly inherited?
What must be changed in order to pass traits on to the next generation?
Malthus
12. What would happen to Man if the population size grew too large?
13. Which two scientists applied Malthus’ theory to their own research?
14. What type of environment is created when more offspring are produced than can survive?
How is this good for the species?
Wallace
15. Why did Wallace go to the Amazon?
16. Which geologist influenced Wallace’s work?
What part of this geologist’s work did he focus on?
17. What two factors did Wallace focus on to prove that evolution happens?
18. What area did Wallace travel to next, spending eight years in studying the species found there?
19. What did Wallace’s essay 'On the Law Which Has Regulated the Introduction of New Species' state that he believed in?
20. How did Wallace use the ideas of Malthus to prove evolution?
21. What did Wallace call this theory?
22. Who did Wallace send his essay to so that he could read it?
Darwin
23. How did Darwin believe that life on Earth began?
24. What ship did Darwin travel on?
25. What islands did Darwin visit during his trip?
26. What four theories did Darwin come up with when he returned to London?
27. What did Darwin believe determined the survival or extinction of an organism?
28. What is the name of Darwin’s book? (you can give the shortened version of the title)
29. What were Darwin’s views on science and religion?
30. Why do you think Darwin waited until 1859 to publish his book (almost 20 years after his trip on the Beagle?)