Lamarckism is considered a brilliant step in scientific though but was widely ridiculed. Which of the following BEST describe why Lamarckism was ridiculed? Your
Characteristics acquired by a living organism cannot be directly passed to offspring
There is no evidence that shows that giraffe necks have gotten longer over time
it was not well-documented and was never written down in any scientific paper
It was not as good a theory as Darwin's so people rejected its accuracy

If these are the missing choices: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin.b. determine body temperature by touching the patient's hands and feet.c. skin temperature will tell you very little about this patient's condition or well-being.d. the patient's skin temperature and color will likely be warm and red.my answer is: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin. using the back of the hand to check for temperature rather than the palm is more effective because the back of the hand has more nerves that can feel and transmit the temperature than the palm.