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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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1
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SSMT1
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A scientific theory that explains a natural phenomenon can be classified as a ‘best guess’ or ‘hunch’.b
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2.6
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15.8
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10.5
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67.1
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1.3
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2.6
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2
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SSMT2
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The scientific methods used to determine the age of fossils and the earth are reliable.
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39.5
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34.2
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14.5
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11.8
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0.0
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0.0
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3
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SSMT3
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According to the second law of thermodynamics, complex life forms cannot evolve from simpler life forms.
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13.2
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7.9
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25.0
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31.6
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18.4
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3.9
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4
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SSMT4
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The earth is old enough for evolution to have occurred.
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60.5
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18.4
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3.9
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13.2
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3.9
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0.0
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5
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SSMT5
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Evolution cannot be considered a reliable explanation because evolution is only a theory.
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7.9
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14.5
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19.7
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52.6
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3.9
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1.3
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6
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IE1
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Evolution always results in improvement.b
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10.5
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14.5
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25.0
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47.4
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1.3
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1.3
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7
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IE2
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Members of a species evolve because of an inner need to evolve.b
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10.5
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11.8
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13.2
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60.5
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2.6
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1.3
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8
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IE3
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Traits acquired during the lifetime of an organism - such as large muscles produced by body building - will not be passed along to offspring.
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71.1
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11.8
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6.6
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7.9
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2.6
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0.0
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9
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IE4
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If webbed feet are being selected for, all individuals in the next generation will have more webbing on their feet than do individuals in their parents’ generation.b
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9.2
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19.7
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15.8
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53.9
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1.3
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0.0
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10
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IE5
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Evolution cannot cause an organism’s traits to change within its lifetime.
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73.7
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9.2
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7.9
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5.3
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3.9
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0.0
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11
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NE1
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New traits within a population appear at random.c
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35.5
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30.3
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19.7
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10.5
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3.9
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0.0
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12
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NE2
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Individual organisms adapt to their environments.
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23.7
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21.1
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11.8
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43.4
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0.0
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0.0
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13
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NE3
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Evolution is a totally random process.
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13.2
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19.7
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23.7
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40.8
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2.6
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0.0
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14
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NE4
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The environment determines which traits are best suited for survival.
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52.6
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36.8
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5.3
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3.9
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1.3
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0.0
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15
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ME1
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Variation among individuals within a species is important for evolution to occur.a
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73.7
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14.5
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6.6
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2.6
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2.6
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0.0
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16
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ME2
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‘Survival of the fittest’ means basically that ‘only the strong survive’.c
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10.5
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30.3
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14.5
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44.7
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0.0
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0.0
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17
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ME3
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The size of the population has no effect on the evolution of a species.b
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5.3
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3.9
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27.6
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61.8
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1.3
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0.0
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18
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ME4
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Complex structures such as the eye could have been formed by evolution.
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34.2
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22.4
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10.5
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26.3
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6.6
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0.0
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19
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ME5
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Only beneficial traits are passed on from parent to offspring.
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3.9
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3.9
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14.5
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77.6
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0.0
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0.0
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20
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ESE1
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There exists a large amount of evidence supporting the theory of evolution. b
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46.1
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18.4
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13.2
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18.4
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3.9
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0.0
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21
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ESE2
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According to the theory of evolution, humans evolved from monkeys, gorillas, or apes.
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13.2
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9.2
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9.2
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64.5
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3.9
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0.0
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22
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ESE3
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Scientific evidence indicates that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time in the past.b
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9.2
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15.8
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7.9
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59.2
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6.6
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1.3
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23
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ESE4
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The majority of scientists favor evolution over other explanations for life.
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51.3
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26.3
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11.8
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2.6
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7.9
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0.0
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