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Lesson 3 - Theories of Evolution 1 2
Lesson 3 - Theories of Evolution 1 2
Organisms change
because of a want
or need. Giraffes
need food and when
there is no food
available on the
lower branches,
they have to stretch
to reach the food
higher up.
Lamarck’s Thoughts
• Lamarck thought that organisms responded to
their environment, if their environment changed
then they would change in response to it.
• Organisms became more complex as time went
on.
• Organisms could not become extinct.
• Evolution happens according to a predetermined
plan and the results have already been decided.
How would Lamark explain the fact
that rabbits today have much longer
ears than their rabbit ancestor?
Darwin Lamark