They could not hibernate or go very long without resources.
traits that all organisms have
purposely mating organisms with desired traits
Genes are what determine an organisms physical traits.
homologous traits
Traits are controlled by the genes of the parents.
You can get your traits from older generations and you can also get your traits from non-living organisms, too.
Because lamarck thought that traits organisms aquired during their lifetime would be passed on to offspring. He believed that traits were determined by use or disuse. However, aquired traits cannot be passed on to offspring, only traits determined by DNA can.
lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
the five traits that most organisims have
DNA
genes