Criticism of Lamarckism

Q.

What did experiment by Weismann prove?

Q. The theory of continuity of germplasm was proposed by _____.

1. De Vries
2. Weismann
3. Darwin
4. Lamarck

Q. Which of the following cannot be explained by Lamarckism?

1. Absence of lips in snakes
2. Long neck in giraffe
3. Degeneration of visual apparatus in cave dwellers
4. Dull progeny of Noble laureate

Q.

Weismann cut off tails of mice generation after generation but tails neither disappeared nor shortened showing that

1. Darwin was correct

2. Tail is an essential organ

3. Mutation theory is wrong

4. Lamarckism was wrong in inheritance of acquired characters.

Q. The Germplasm theory was proposed by

1. Darwin
2. Lamarck
3. Weismann
4. Hugo de Vries