Cuvier contribute to our understanding of evolution

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1. What did George Cuvier contribute to our understanding of evolution?

2. What were the positive and negative aspects of Lamarcksproposed mechanism for evolution and species diversity?

3. Define the terms: fixity of species, catastrophism, naturalselection, and adaptive evolution. Describe how these terms relateto one anther in terms of the history of scientific thinking aboutthe origins and diversity of life.

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