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Evolution

Guided inquiry, myth 6

Your team will deal with Statement 6: “The use or disuse of a structure during one’s lifetime, could be inherited by its offspring and lead to a change in a species.”

Read the text carefully. Identify and document the arguments put forward by the authors to support their point of view.

Which traits/characteristics are inheritable?

To check the above question, the following bibliographic sources are suggested:

  1. Lamarck's Theory
  2. Lamarckism
  3. The History of Evolutionary Thought
  4. Evolutionary Theories
  5. Darwin and natural selection

Please use this tool to assess the reliability of the sources used. Write a summary of your findings in the table.