Match the following:
[ Choose ] Allan C. Wilson Carl Linnaeus George Gaylord Simpson Isaac Newton Edward Tyson Charles Darwin
1. 20th century paleontologist/biologist, maintained that if genetics can’t tell the difference between a human and an ape, it must be wrong, because everyone else can.
2. 17th century anatomist, dissected the first chimpanzee in 1699.
3. 20th century molecular evolutionist, maintained that clocklike evolution of DNA indicates that anatomy is coded by DNA hierarchically, rather than directly.
4. 17th century mathematician/physicist, showed that the same forces of gravity that operate on earth also operate in the heavens.
5. 18th century naturalist, rejected the Great Chain of Being in favor of a 2-dimensional nested hierarchy of species.
6. 19th century naturalist, proposed that species are modified descendants of common ancestors, adapted by natural selection to their environments.
1. 20th century paleontologist/biologist, maintained that if genetics can’t tell the difference between a human and an ape, it must be wrong, because everyone else can. George Gaylord Simpson
2. 17th century anatomist, dissected the first chimpanzee in 1699. Edward Tyson
3. 20th century molecular evolutionist, maintained that clocklike evolution of DNA indicates that anatomy is coded by DNA hierarchically, rather than directly. Allan C. Wilson
4. 17th century mathematician/physicist, showed that the same forces of gravity that operate on earth also operate in the heavens. Issac Newton
5. 18th century naturalist, rejected the Great Chain of Being in favor of a 2-dimensional nested hierarchy of species. Carl Linnaeus
6. 19th century naturalist, proposed that species are modified descendants of common ancestors, adapted by natural selection to their environments. Charles Darwin