Multiple Choice
Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists, including Lysenko. Russian textbooks printed Lysenko's assertion that workmen who develop strong muscles from 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 this assertion?
A) Organisms vary in traits.
B) Acquired characteristics are inherited.
C) More young are born than can survive.
D) Some individuals are better adapted to the environment.
E) The environment selects for phenotype.
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