Cuvier,an anatomist and paleontologist,proposed that ____.
A) all present-day organisms have descended, with adaptations, from one-or possibly a few-riginal organisms
B) Earth's history has been marked by several periods when destruction of populations was widespread and that, after each such period, the earth was repopulated
C) evolutionary changes in organisms are caused by use and disuse
D) although evolution is responsible for all the changes that happen to species, one center of creation resulted in the original members of each species
E) geologic processes in Earth have not changed over billions of years

Question

Cuvier,an anatomist and paleontologist,proposed that ____.  
A) all present-day organisms have descended, with adaptations, from one-or possibly a few-riginal organisms
B) Earth's history has been marked by several periods when destruction of populations was widespread and that, after each such period, the earth was repopulated
C) evolutionary changes in organisms are caused by use and disuse
D) although evolution is responsible for all the changes that happen to species, one center of creation resulted in the original members of each species
E) geologic processes in Earth have not changed over billions of years

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cuvier's theory of catastrophism posits that the Earth's history has been marked by several periods of widespread destruction followed by repopulation of the Earth by new species. This theory does not address the descent or adaptation of present-day organisms, the cause of evolutionary changes, or the origin of species from one center of creation. It does, however, suggest that geologic processes have changed over time.

Cuvier,an Anatomist and Paleontologist,proposed That ____