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What 18th-century British theologian asserted that living things show evidence of purposeful design by their Creator?
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William Paley
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What relationship do similar organs that are also similar in internal structure demonstrate?
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homology
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What is the most important difference between man and apes?
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man is created in the image of God
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Why does the science of genetics contradict evolution?
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variety within a kind generally results from preexisting genetic variety, there are fixed limits to biological change, mutations cause genetic information to be lost not gained
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Why does the peppered moth NOT demonstrate evolution?
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there were always both light and dark moths
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In what book did Charles Darwin discuss his speculations about the origin of mankind?
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The Descent of Man
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What term refers to breeding within a small, isolated group?
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inbreeding
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What science seeks to discover how the mechanisms of living cells work?
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molecular biology
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What group of fossil humans had larger brains and more powerful physiques than the average modern human?
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Neanderthal man
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What group of cave-dwelling fossil humans was once regarded as subhuman but is now classified as 'Homo sapiens sapiens,' the same as modern humans?
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Cro-Magnon man
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