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How did Lamarck contribute to the theory of evolution?Group of answer choicesHe discovered genetic mutation through experiments with pea plants.He proposed the concept of natural selection after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands and his study of finches.He proposed the first serious model of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring through inheritance of acquired characteristics, though that idea turned out to be incorrect.He proposed a concept known today as gene flow.

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How did Lamarck contribute to the theory of evolution?Group of answer choicesHe discovered genetic mutation through experiments with pea plants.He proposed the concept of natural selection after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands and his study of finches.He proposed the first serious model of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring through inheritance of acquired characteristics, though that idea turned out to be incorrect.He proposed a concept known today as gene flow.

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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck contributed to the theory of evolution by proposing the first serious model of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring through inheritance of acquired characteristics. However, this idea turned out to be incorrect. Lamarck's theory, known as Lamarckism, suggested that an organism can change during its lifetime in response to its environment, and those changes are then passed on to its offspring. This was a significant step in evolutionary thought, even though it was later disproved by the discovery of genetic inheritance.

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During his voyage around the world, Darwin was inspired to think about evolution by ____________________.Group of answer choicesstudying adaptations of organisms to their environmentsthe unique organisms he saw in the Gálapagos Islandsfossils he collectedthe works of others such as Lamarck

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