compare Lamarks theory of acquired characteristics to Darwins theory of natural selection. what evidence supports natural selection?

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nerdgirl6 · Answer

Do you know and understand both theories? If not I can explain them

nerdgirl6 · Answer

Okay try this: http://darwin200.christs.cam.ac.uk/pages/index.php?page_id=d3 for Darwin and this: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_09 for Larmarck

anonymous · Answer

Still dont get it

nerdgirl6 · Answer

So basically, Darwin believed that some animals had certain traits and other animals had different traits. One trait was usually better for survival than the other, so eventually the ones with the less helpful trait died, leaving all animals of that species with the helpful trait. Make some sense?

nerdgirl6 · Answer

@angeliyah1972 are you still there?

nerdgirl6 · Answer

Okay...how could I make it clearer? What is confusing?

anonymous · Answer

How to copare Lamarks theory of acquired characteristics to Darwins theory of natural selection.  Then the evidence that supports natural selection

nerdgirl6 · Answer

It is going to be hard for you to do that if you do not yet understand the theories.