How did Lamarck contribute to the theory of evolution?
a. He discovered genetic mutation through experiments with pea plants.
b. He proposed the concept of natural selection after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands and his study of finches.
c. He proposed the first serious model of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring through inheritance of acquired characteristics, though that idea turned out to be incorrect.
d. He proposed a concept known today as gene flow.
c. He proposed the first serious model of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring through inheritance of acquired characteristics, though that idea turned out to be incorrect.
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A) internally displaced persons B) refugees C) pastoralists D) foragers
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A. apes B. Old World monkeys C. New World monkeys D. humans E. prosimians
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A. olympianism B. totemism C. animism D. mana E. polytheism
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false