Question

Write the difference between Lamarkism and Darwinism.

Answer 1

	Lamarckism	Darwinism
Name of the scientist who proposed this theory	This theory was proposed by Jean Baptiste de Lamarck.	This theory was proposed by Charles Darwin.
Conception of species	The population of individuals have identical characteristics. Individuals are capable of transformation.	The population of interbreeding individuals have similar characteristics with certain variation at all times. Individuals are unchanging. The population is capable of transformation.
Mechanism of new species production	Internal drive toward greater complexity modified by the inheritance of acquired characteristics. Variations are directed towards organism's needs.	Variation exists regardless of organism's requirement. It is not directed toward any purpose.
Example	The long neck of a giraffe.	Keen eyesight of the hawk.