Biological Science (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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CAUTION A friend tells you that the theory of evolution is just an educated guess by biologists about how things work. Evaluate this statement.
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