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6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

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Lizards raised on rough surfaces develop thicker skin on their feet. Their offspring develop ordinary skin when raised on smooth surfaces.

Which conclusion about this evidence is correct?

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A

It supports Lamarck because the parents developed a useful characteristic during their lives.

B

It supports Darwin because the parents passed their thicker skin to their own offspring.

C

It challenges Darwin because a change in conditions produced a change in the parents.

D

It challenges Lamarck because the acquired thicker skin was not inherited by the offspring.

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6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

37 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution, covering 6.3.1 Theory of evolution, 6.3.2 Speciation, 6.3.3 The understanding of genetics, 6.3.4 Evidence for evolution, 6.3.5 Fossils, 6.3.6 Extinction, and 6.3.7 Resistant bacteria. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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