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Human Evolution — Biology STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10BiologyHuman Evolution1 Mark
MCQ
Use and disuse theory applied to Giraffes is an example of:
  • ✓
    Inheritance of acquired characters
  • B
    Survival of the fittest
  • C
    Theory of natural selection
  • D
    Convergent evolution
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
Inheritance of acquired characters
(a) Inheritance of acquired characters
Explanation:
The idea that giraffes developed long necks due to stretching to reach higher leaves, and passed this trait to their offspring, example for Lamarck's theory of use and disuse, part of his broader concept of inheritance of acquired characters.

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