In the 1880s, Experimental Work by August Weisman Demonstrated That

question 48

Multiple Choice

In the 1880s, experimental work by August Weisman demonstrated that traits acquired during a lifetime could not be inherited. This dealt a deathblow to previous theories of Lamarckian inheritance and left scientists with which possible scientific processes of evolution?

• A) saltationism and slow-acting natural selection
• B) creationism and spontaneous generation
• C) creationism and saltationism
• D) spontaneous generation and slow-acting natural selection

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