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Question 7

Four students summarise the historical explanation for evolutionary change proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

Which statement describes Lamarck’s explanation?

[1]
A

Changes caused by the use or disuse of structures during life could be inherited.

B

Useful mutations could arise because organisms needed them in a particular environment.

C

Similar DNA base sequences could show that organisms shared a more recent common ancestor.

D

Individuals with advantageous inherited characteristics could leave more offspring than other individuals.

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5.2 Natural selection and evolution Questions

  1. GCSE
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  3. /5.2 Natural selection and evolution

122 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 5.2 Natural selection and evolution, covering 5.2.1 Genetic variation within a population, 5.2.2 Developments in classification systems, 5.2.3 How evolution occurs through natural selection, 5.2.4 Evolution as change over time, 5.2.5 Evidence for evolution, and 5.2.6 Darwin and Wallace. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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