Question

Lamarck's theory of evolution is known as

• A. Natural selection
• B. Inheritance of acquired characters
• C. Survival of fittest
• D. Mutation theory

Answer 1

The correct option is B Inheritance of acquired characters

Lamarck is best known for his Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, first exhibited in 1801 (Darwin's first book - distributed in 1859): If a life form changes amid life so as to adjust to its condition, those progressions are passed on to its posterity.

So, the correct option is 'Inheritance of acquired characters'.