Lamarck proposed that giraffes evolved long necks because
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. stretching for leaves made necks longer, and this was inherited
- Step 1: Lamarck argued that use and disuse change an organism and the changes are inherited.
Answer
stretching for leaves made necks longer, and this was inherited.
Why not the others: giraffes with longer necks survived best and passed on the allele: this is Darwin's explanation. random mutations produced a long neck in a single generation: this is not Lamarck's idea. giraffes migrated to regions that had taller trees available: migration was not part of his argument.
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