Why is intelligent design not a scientific explanation for the wide variety of life on Earth?
a. It suggests that evolution is “just a theory.”
b. It says that evolution can explain the origins of life on Earth.
c. It suggests that individuals can evolve on purpose.
d. It posits that an unknown or supernatural force created life, and thus cannot be measured.
d. It posits that an unknown or supernatural force created life, and thus cannot be measured.
Intelligent design is not a scientific explanation for the wide variety of life on Earth because it posits that an unknown or supernatural force created life, and thus cannot be measured.
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A) Bacillus anthracis B) Ebola virus C) Variola major D) Yersinia pestis
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a. carbon dioxide b. hydrochlorofluorocarbons c. nitrous oxide d. ethane e. surface ozone
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B) Haemophilus influenzae — virulence due to capsule
C) Mycobacterium leprae — cultured in armadillos
D) Cryptococcus neoformans — acid-fast rod
E) Naegleria fowleri — causes amoebic encephalitis
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a. more individuals will die than are born. b. a large number of individual organisms will leave the population. c. no more deaths or births can take place. d. there is usually one or more factors limiting increased population growth. e. new sources of nutrition must be found or the population will crash.