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some people may argue that evolution is simply a theory. how will you defend the theory of evolution as a biologist?

Concepts of Biology

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Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter11: Evolution And Its Processes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13RQ: The word “theory” in theory of evolution is best replaced by______. a. fact b. hypothesis c. idea d....

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