Statement | Reject | N | Accept | Reject | N | Accept | ||
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Homo sapiens are descended from ancient species of apes: hence chimpanzees and H. sapiens share a single common ancestor | Level 1 acceptors | 5 | 20 | 75 | Level 1 rejectors | 51 | 19 | 30 |
Level 4 high | 2 | 4 | 94 | Level 4 low | 5 | 16 | 79 | |
Level 4 rejectors | 71 | 29 | 0 | |||||
Species have been able to generate other species over long periods of time due to the process of natural selection (i.e., macro-evolution) | Level 1 acceptors | 3 | 16 | 81 | Level 1 rejectors | 47 | 30 | 23 |
Level 4 high | 0 | 7 | 93 | Level 4 low | 3 | 6 | 91 | |
Level 4 rejectors | 58 | 28 | 14 | |||||
Natural selection acts at a within-species level allowing species to adapt to changes in their environment, e.g., antibiotic resistance in MRSA (i.e., micro-evolution) | Level 1 acceptors | 2 | 16 | 82 | Level 1 rejectors | 34 | 26 | 40 |
Level 4 high | 0 | 7 | 93 | Level 4 low | 1 | 5 | 94 | |
Level 4 rejectors | 0 | 29 | 71 |