Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believed that physical diversity among animals could be explained by physical stressors experienced by one generation being passed on to the next. Giraffes, therefore, have long necks because one giraffe, a long time ago, had to stretch out and reach for food, and this characteristic was passed on to its offspring.
1. What are the problems with Lamarck's theory of evolution?
2. Why is it so important not to jump into an exchange of beliefs when we analyze arguments?
3. How do you think this will benefit you in future classes?
4. Research the history of Vulcan to explain how its existence was tested and finally disproved.
5. What requirements does a source have to meet before you can use it as support of an academic argument? How do you evaluate sources?
6. What do these extensions mean and what kind of information can we expect to find under each extension. Which of those offer reliable information that might be suitable to support a valid argument?
7. What steps do you or your families take to lessen your impact on the environment? What items do you reduce your usage of, recycle back into other products, or reuse for another purpose?
8. Also, what might be some key theoretical perspectives we could apply in understanding how we impact our environment, but also, how we can go about repairing it?