Which Scenario Would Be a Modern Example of Lamarckianism

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which scenario would be a modern example of Lamarckianism?  

• A) A strain of houseflies resistant to insecticides emerges.
• B) Squirrels separated by a river are found to be unable to interbreed.
• C) A son is born with a portion of his right index finger missing-the same portion that was severed from his father's hand in an accident.
• D) A species of lizards shows changes in diet and body shape after being moved to a nearby island.
• E) Snails are found to have thicker shells after the introduction of a predator.

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Definitions:

Purchase Returns

Goods returned by the purchaser to the supplier due to defects, excess supply, or other reasons, often resulting in a refund or credit.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct financial costs required for the manufacture of a company’s products, involving materials and labor expenses.

FIFO

An accounting method for valuing the cost of goods sold that assumes the earliest items purchased are the first to be sold.

Weighted Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns a cost to inventory items based on the average cost of all similar items in inventory, weighted by the quantities purchased at different prices.