Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Hypothesized That Changes Acquired During the Lifetime of an Individual

question 17

Multiple Choice

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck hypothesized that changes acquired during the lifetime of an individual organism, as a result of adapting to its environment, are passed on to progeny. Why was this incorrect but still important?

• A) Acquired traits are heritable, but not part of the genetic makeup of the organisms. Lamarck's idea was important because he was the first to propose a process for evolutionary change.
• B) Acquired traits are not heritable, but Lamarck's idea was important because he verified Darwin's process of natural selection.
• C) Acquired traits are not heritable, but Lamarck's idea was important because he was the first to propose a process for evolutionary change.
• D) Acquired traits are heritable, and Lamarck's idea was important because he proved Darwin's idea of variational evolution was incorrect.

Understand and identify the margin of error in estimation context.

Compute and interpret confidence intervals for population means and proportions.

Critically evaluate statistical claims based on confidence interval analysis.

Distinguish between point estimates and interval estimates.

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