All of the following are part of the theory of natural selection except:
a. all species display a range of variation, and some variations are more favorable than others.
b. organisms face a struggle for existence within their environments.
c. all species can expand and exceed their means of subsistence.
d. nature selects the most advantageous variations.
e. individuals with better adaptation will more selectively reproduce, favoring less offspring that are better cared for.
Question 2
All of the following are characteristics of scientific thought regarding the theory of evolution except:
a. it is developed on a molecular basis.
b. it applies to groups of individuals.
c. it uses testable ideas.
d. it does not come out of a vacuum, but, instead, is part of a unified way of understanding life. e. it does not account for the diversity of life.
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