gastraea theory
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The gastraea theory is Ernst Haeckel’s evolutionary hypothesis that all multicellular animals descended from a common, two-layered gastrula-like ancestor, helping to explain the origin of animal body plans.
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| gastraea theory canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gastraea theory Context triple: [Generelle Morphologie der Organismen, notableConcept, gastraea theory]
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Usus antiquior
Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.
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Farrer hypothesis
The Farrer hypothesis is a theory of New Testament source criticism that proposes the Gospel of Mark was written first, Matthew used Mark, and Luke used both Mark and Matthew, thereby dispensing with the need for a separate Q source.
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Griesbach hypothesis
The Griesbach hypothesis is a minority theory of the Synoptic Problem that proposes Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later condensed both, rejecting the need for a separate Q source.
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serial endosymbiosis theory
Serial endosymbiosis theory is a scientific hypothesis proposing that key organelles of eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, originated through successive symbiotic mergers between ancestral prokaryotic organisms.
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Gaia hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gastraea theory Target entity description: The gastraea theory is Ernst Haeckel’s evolutionary hypothesis that all multicellular animals descended from a common, two-layered gastrula-like ancestor, helping to explain the origin of animal body plans.
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A.
Usus antiquior
Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.
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B.
Farrer hypothesis
The Farrer hypothesis is a theory of New Testament source criticism that proposes the Gospel of Mark was written first, Matthew used Mark, and Luke used both Mark and Matthew, thereby dispensing with the need for a separate Q source.
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C.
Griesbach hypothesis
The Griesbach hypothesis is a minority theory of the Synoptic Problem that proposes Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later condensed both, rejecting the need for a separate Q source.
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D.
serial endosymbiosis theory
Serial endosymbiosis theory is a scientific hypothesis proposing that key organelles of eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, originated through successive symbiotic mergers between ancestral prokaryotic organisms.
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E.
Gaia hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
evolutionary hypothesis
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theory in evolutionary biology ⓘ theory in zoology ⓘ |
| addresses |
common ancestry of multicellular animals
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evolution of embryonic germ layers ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
evolutionary origin of diploblastic and triploblastic organization
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how complex animal tissues evolved from simple layers ⓘ |
| assumes |
a single common metazoan ancestor
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homology between gastrula stages of different animals ⓘ |
| basedOn |
comparative embryology
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comparative morphology of animal phyla ⓘ recapitulation theory ⓘ |
| concernsStage | gastrula stage of embryonic development ⓘ |
| concernsTaxon | Animalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
all multicellular animals share a common ancestor resembling a gastrula
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animal body plans originated from a simple gastrula-like form ⓘ the earliest metazoan ancestor was a two-layered organism ⓘ the metazoan ancestor possessed ectoderm and endoderm germ layers ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
overreliance on recapitulation
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simplified view of early metazoan evolution ⓘ |
| describes |
evolutionary transition from unicellular to multicellular animals
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origin of Metazoa ⓘ origin of animal body plans ⓘ |
| field |
comparative morphology
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embryology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Darwinian evolutionary synthesis in Germany ⓘ |
| influenced |
early metazoan phylogeny models
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historical discussions of animal origins ⓘ the study of germ layer homology ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalFormulation | German ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Ernst Haeckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInWorkBy | Ernst Haeckel’s writings on the origin of Metazoa ⓘ |
| proposesAncestor | gastraea ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Metazoa
NERFINISHED
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biogenetic law NERFINISHED ⓘ gastrula ⓘ gastrulation ⓘ germ layers ⓘ |
| status | historically important but partially superseded ⓘ |
| timeProposed |
1870s
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19th century ⓘ |
| typeOf | common-ancestor hypothesis ⓘ |
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Subject: gastraea theory Description of subject: The gastraea theory is Ernst Haeckel’s evolutionary hypothesis that all multicellular animals descended from a common, two-layered gastrula-like ancestor, helping to explain the origin of animal body plans.
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