Although Lamarck Hypothesized That Adaptations to the Environment Did Occur

question 39

Multiple Choice

Although Lamarck hypothesized that adaptations to the environment did occur, he also believed that

• A) mass extinctions did not occur.
• B) offspring inherited characteristics that were acquired by their parents during their lifetime.
• C) similar organisms do not share common ancestors.
• D) humans descended from apes.
• E) natural selection was the source of all diversity. Lamarck hypothesized that evolution occurs due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

---

Definitions:

Undergraduates

Students pursuing their first degree in a higher education institution, typically leading to a bachelor's degree.

Parameter

A quantity or characteristic that defines or constrains how a system or model operates, often used in statistics to describe a population.

High School Education

The level of education typically completed from grades 9 to 12, serving as the foundation for future college or vocational training.

Proportion

A statistical measure that indicates the fraction of the total number of items or cases that belong to a particular category or exhibit a particular attribute.