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1. a. Cats and humans are both mammals. Cats have evolved to be hunters in the wild while humans have evolved to be omnivorous and hyper intelligent. This being said, the common ancestor between humans and cats is closer than that of many other animals.  Among their similarities is the distinct bone structure of cat paws and human hands. b. They both have a joint structure and individual digits. The primary difference between them is that humans have thumbs, allowing them to grab onto things. Cats do not have this ability but they do have claws that help them hunt. These two species evolved separately from each other, developing traits that gave them distinct advantages in the wild. Cats became agile and stealthy while humans began to walk on two feet and make usable tools with their thumbs. c. The common ancestor between cats and humans was likely a small mammal with paw-like appendages. We know that this common ancestor had these is because humans and cats both have

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     Sir Charles Lyell was a geologist who theorized about changes to the earth's surface over long periods of time. He was the first to popularize the concept that geological phenomena happened as a result of natural progression rather than supernatural circumstances. His concepts suggested that the Earth was much older than perviously thought. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Charles-Lyell-Baronet      Charles Lyell's contributions are most visible in Darwin's idea that "Individuals do not evolve. Populations do." Lyell popularized the concept that the Earth changed slowly over extended periods of time. Darwin rejected the ideas of Lamarck who theorized that learned traits were passed on to further generations, rather attributing the change to genetic variations among species refined gradually over vast periods of time. Lyell laid the groundwork for these ideas.http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/lamarck.html         Charles Darwin could not have