What is Jean- Baptiste Lamark famous for?

Answer 1

Lamarck was one of the first scientist to suggest the idea of evolution, well, not really evolution but he recognized that organisms will change over time, will adapt to their environment and that all specie were descended from another species. He kind of had three ideas, one of them was that all animals would change/adapt towards to perfection and complexity, it like saying that they will evolve to be more complex and better. He also said that animals in their life time could alter their size, shape or some part of their organ so that they are better suited to their environment. The last is inheritance of Acquired trait, which by the way this was proven wrong, but it basically said that if you had a dog who lost it tail, then the offspring of that dog will also have no tail.

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Answer 2

Having the first theory of evolution that offered a mechanism for the process. Unfortunately, his mechanism contained concepts that were not really that correct. The concept of acquired characteristics and the concept of organisms " needing " to evolve.

Answer 3

Lamarck believed that acquired traits would be passed on to the next generation.

Answer 4

Jean - Bsptiste Lamark is famous for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics