Jean Baptiste Lamarck Developed a Hypothesis That Has Been Referred

question 43

Multiple Choice

Jean Baptiste Lamarck developed a hypothesis that has been referred to as "inheritance of acquired characteristics." In it he proposed that

• A)giraffes were created with long necks.
• B)giraffes with slightly longer necks would be better able to reproduce.
• C)changes in structure size in an individual can be inherited.
• D)all members of a species must change identically.
• E)giraffes developed longer necks to compensate for shorter legs.

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