What did jean baptiste lamarck contribute to science?

Answer 1

Lamarck proposed an hypothesis that had species evolving desired traits and passing them to their offspring. For example, if you were a bodybuilder, your offspring would be born with larger than normal muscles. This hypothesis, while incorrect, was still significant in the history of evolutionary thought.

Answer 2

Lamarck published a series of books on invertebrate zoology and Paleontology. Of these, Philosophie zoologique, published in 1809, most clearly states Lamarck's theories of evolution. The first volume of Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans vertèbres was published in 1815, the second in 1822. Aside from Lamarck's contributions to evolutionary theory, his works on invertebrates represent a great advance over existing classifications; he was the first to separate the Crustacea, Arachnida, and Annelida from the "Insecta." His classification of the mollusks was far in advance of anything proposed previously; Lamarck broke with tradition in removing the tunicates and the barnacles from the Mollusca. He also anticipated the work of Schleiden & Schwann in cell theory in stating that:

Answer 3

his theory about the evolution