For Lamarck, the Process of Evolutionary Change by the Inheritance

question 18

Multiple Choice

For Lamarck, the process of evolutionary change by the inheritance of acquired characteristics was accompanied by

• A) organisms always having changing needs.
• B) change in future generations that was more and more rapid.
• C) environmental conditions that provided organisms with all they needed.
• D) organisms inevitably remaining imperfectly adapted to the environments.
• E) organisms exhibiting a progressive move towards greater complexity and perfection.

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Definitions:

Viroids

Infectious pathogens smaller than viruses, consisting solely of a short strand of circular RNA without a protein coat.

Strands of RNA

Molecules composed of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that play crucial roles in the coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Peptidoglycan

A modified protein or peptide having an attached carbohydrate; component of the bacterial cell wall.

Circular DNA

A type of DNA structure found in many bacteria, some viruses, and mitochondria, where the DNA forms a closed loop without free ends.