Question

In Lamarckism, life originates through whereas in Darwinism, life originates through .

• A. biogenesis
• B. abiogenesis
• C. spontaneous
• D. non-spontaneous

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

spontaneous

There are major differences in Lamarckism and Darwinism. They are:
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Lamarckism}& \text{Darwinism}\\ 1.\text{Occurs through innate forces}& 1.\text{Occurs through natural selection}\\ 2.\text{Use and disuse of organs happens}& 2.\text{Survival of the fittest happens}\\ 3.\text{Life originates from spontaneous generation.}& 3.\text{Life originates from abiogenesis}\\ 4.\text{The evolutionary tree is linear}& 4.\text{The evolutionary tree is branched and divergent}\end{array}$