According to Lucretius, children resemble their what?

• A. Parents
• B. Grandparents
• C. Ancestral lineage
• D. Sibling dynamics

Answer: (B)

Lucretius, a Roman poet and philosopher, emphasized the notion that children inherit traits primarily from their parents, presenting the idea that the physical and temperamental characteristics of offspring are rooted in maternal and paternal influences. He argued that children closely resemble their parents in both form and function because of the direct transmission of physical attributes and characteristics through genetics.

While the choice suggests that children resemble their grandparents, it is important to note that this is an indirect relationship: children do take aspects from grandparents, but that similarity is typically through their parents, who themselves inherit traits from their own parents. This emphasizes Lucretius's focus on the more immediate generation—parents—when discussing resemblance. The concept of ancestral lineage is broader and encompasses many generations, while sibling dynamics pertain to relationships among siblings rather than direct inheritance.