GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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Question
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Law of independent assortment
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Theory of acquired characteristics
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Theory of relative fossil-dating
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Theory of artificial selection
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Lamarck, organisms altered their behavior in response to environmental change. Their changed behavior, in turn, modified their organs, and their offspring inherited those “improved” structures.
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: -Lamarckism was proposed by Jean-Baptiste de Monet Lamarck in the year 1744-1829. This theory was based on the principle that all the physical changes occurring in an individual during its lifetime are inherited by its offspring. For eg., the development of an organ when used many times.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lamarck held that entities obtain characteristics in their lifetime to adapt to the environment and also their acquired character is transferred to offspring.