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Question 7 • CMS 2026-2027 Biology CREDIT RECOVERY

What did Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believe about traits such as large muscles that are acquired during one's lifetime?

Answer
A
They are the result of a change of alleles.
B
They are shared equally by all offspring.
C
They are acted on by natural selection.
D
They can be passed on to offspring.

Explanation

Lamarck believed that traits acquired during an organism’s lifetime could be inherited by its offspring. For example, he thought an animal that developed large muscles through use could pass that trait to its young. So the correct choice is “They can be passed on to offspring.”

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