Darwin and Lamarck

The environment had something to do with why organisms changed

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Organisms are still changing

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

At birth, there is variation amongst the population within the same species

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Parents are only able to pass on traits that they were born with

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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Lamarck’s theory of evolution includes the concept that new traits appear because:

• natural variation and natural selection.

• of use or disuse of body parts

• the environment is unchanged

• the natural variations are present within a population.

Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

Organisms have changed over time

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Certain traits help organisms survive and reproduce better than other organisms without those traits

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Parents are able to pass on at least some of their traits to their offspring

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Organisms could decide to change something about their body and pass on that change to their offspring

• Darwin

• Lamarck

• Both