AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

HARDY WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Individual organisms can acquire traits throughout their life that help them survive and reproduce and then pass those acquired traits on to their offspring.
A
true
B
false
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Acquired traits are synonymous with acquired characteristics. They are not passed on to offspring through reproduction. The changes that constitute acquired characteristics can have many manifestations and degrees of visibility, but they all have one thing in common.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lamarckism, a theory of evolution based on the principle that physical changes in organisms during their lifetime-such as greater development of an organ or a part through increased use-could be transmitted to their offspring.

Detailed explanation-3: -Individuals with adaptive traits-traits that give them some advantage-are more likely to survive and reproduce. These individuals then pass the adaptive traits on to their offspring. Over time, these advantageous traits become more common in the population.

Detailed explanation-4: -An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment. 89.

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