(Solved): Lamarck believed that an individual could acquire phenotypic changes during their lifetime, and thos ...

Lamarck believed that an individual could acquire phenotypic changes during their lifetime, and those changes would be passed on to the offspring. Choose the statement below that describes the problem with this idea, but why we still consider Lamarck's idea a contribution to evolutionary thinking. Acquired traits are not heritable, but Lamarck's idea was important because he verified Darwin's process of natural selection. Acquired traits are heritable, but not part of the genetic makeup of the organisms. Acquired traits are not heritable, but Lamarck's idea was important because he was the first to propose a process for evolutionary change.

Acquired traits are heritable, and Lamarck's idea was important because he proved that Darwin's idea of variational evolution was incorrect.