Which of Lamarck's ideas was the least influential to Darwin’s evolutionary theory?

a. Species change through time.
b. New characteristics are passed from one generation to the next.
c. Organisms change in response to their environment.
d. Acquired characteristics are passed on from parents to offspring.
e. Specific mechanisms exist that foster evolutionary change.


ANSWER: d

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