Evolutionary Timeline

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  1. 5. Who proposed the theory of the continuity of germ-plasm
  2. 6. Scientist developed the theory of catastrophism
  3. 8. The process by which unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures
  4. 9. The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
  5. 10. Term describes the study of the evolutionary history of species
  6. 11. What did Gregor Mendel study that laid the groundwork for the field of genetics
  7. 12. Scientist proposed the idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics
  8. 13. The variety of genes and alleles in a population
  9. 15. The scientific study of fossils
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  1. 1. Process by which new species arise from existing species
  2. 2. Three that developed the modern synthesis of evolutionary theory
  3. 3. Who independently proposed a theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin
  4. 4. Person often credited with the theory of evolution by natural selection
  5. 7. Process by which favorable traits become more common in a population over time
  6. 14. The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geologic time