Theories of evolution Lamarck vs Darwin

Theories of evolution Lamarck vs Darwin

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The video explores the evolution theories of Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Lamarck proposed that animals adapt during their lifetimes and pass these changes to offspring. Darwin, after his voyage on the HMS Beagle, developed the theory of natural selection, where traits are passed without modification, and nature selects the fittest variants. Darwin's ideas were published after Alfred Russell Wallace independently conceived a similar theory.

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What was Jean Baptiste Lamarck's theory regarding how animals adapt to their environments?

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How did Charles Darwin's understanding of evolution differ from Lamarck's ideas?

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Explain the concept of natural selection as proposed by Darwin.

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What example did Darwin use to illustrate the process of natural selection?

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What prompted Darwin to publish his theory of evolution by natural selection?

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