Describe Lamarck’s four most important ideas that influenced Darwin’s evolutionary theory

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ANSWER: First, he proposed that all species change through time. Second, he recognized that new
characteristics are passed from one generation to the next. Third, he suggested that organisms
change in response to their environments. And fourth, he hypothesized the existence of
specific mechanisms that fostered evolutionary change. All four of these ideas became
cornerstones of Darwin’s evolutionary theory.

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