Lamarck proposed that new structures arise because of
Correct answer: A. the inner needs and desires of the organism
- A. the inner needs and desires of the organism
- B. random mutation
- C. genetic drift
- D. hybrid sterility
Explanation
Lamarck imagined that a new need creates a new habit, the habit uses or abandons an organ, and the change is then inherited. Mutation and drift are modern concepts he could not have known.
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