Biology

Turner

26 September, 22:36

Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists, including Michurin and Lysenko in Stalinist Russia. Their textbooks printed Lysenko's assertions that a wheat plant could be made cold-hardy by conditioning in cold storage, or that workmen who develop strong muscles due to working in the mines would produce children who would be born stronger. Which of the major elements of evolution by natural selection is violated by these examples? a. The organisms vary in traits.

b. The variation is inherited.

c. More young are born than can survive.

d. Some individuals are better adapted to the environment.