Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 5A
The theory of evolution by natural selection is a good example of how science proceeds because
a. it rationalizes a large body of observations.
b. it makes predictions that have been tested by a variety of approaches.
c. it represents Darwin’s belief of how life has changed over time.
d. Both b and c are correct.
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