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How were Darwin's and Lamarck’s theories different?

A. Darwin said it was traits that organisms were born with that were passed on while Lamarck said it was traits the organisms acquired during their lifetime.



B. Lamarck said it was traits that organisms were born with that were passed on while Darwin said it was traits the organisms acquired during their lifetime.




C. Lamarck and Darwin’s theories were the same, but they did not agree on the time it would take for an organism to evolve.

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Answer: Their theories are different because Lamarck thought that organisms changed out of need and after a change in the environment and Darwin thought organisms changed by chance when they were born and before there was a change in the environment.

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A. Darwin said it was traits that organisms were born with that were passed on while Lamarck said it was traits the organisms acquired during their lifetime.
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