Question

State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, rewrite the correct form of the statement by changing the word/words.

Natural selection was the basis of Lamarckism.

Answer 1

This statement is false.

Correct statement: Inheritance of acquired characters was the basis of Lamarckism.

Explanation:

Lamarckism proposed that an organism could pass on characteristics acquired during its lifetime to its offspring. Darwinism, not Lamarckism, is based on natural selection.