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Peer reviewedStevens, Peter F. – Bioscience, 1997
Describes differing concepts of nature held by systematists from 1789-1859, connections between these concepts, and how they saw relationships among groups and made classifications. Discusses what these systematists intended their classifications to represent and how these intentions relate to classifications used by twentieth-century biologists.…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, Classification, Intellectual History
Download full textBowe, Lulu M., Comp. – 1988
The islands of western Lake Erie are rock-bound isles that abound in rocky outcrops and quarries. The rocks of these islands are of two distinct types, Silurian dolomites and Devonian limestones. The dolomites, exposed in the Bass Islands and Sister Islands are virtually devoid of fossils. Conversely, the limestones of Johnson Island, Marblehead,…
Descriptors: Botany, Classification, Identification, Invertebrates
Peer reviewedDarley, W. Marshall – American Biology Teacher, 1990
Major differences between plants and animals are presented. Discussed are autotrophs and heterotrophs, plant growth and development, gas exchange, the evolution of plants, ecosystem components, the alleged inferiority of plants, and fungi. (CW)
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Classification, College Science
