Question

In which work and year was Lamarck's theory of evolution published?

Options

• Philosophie Zoologique (1859)

• The Origin of Species (1859)

• Philosophie Zoologique (1809)

• The Germplasm Theory (1892)

Answer 1

Lamarck published his theory of evolution in his book 'Philosophie Zoologique' in the year 1809. This work laid out his idea that organisms evolve by adapting to their local environment.