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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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2.9
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11.4
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8.6
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77.1
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0.0
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0.0
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11.9
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37.3
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22.9
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11.9
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15.7
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0.2
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14.0
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31.9
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22.2
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22.0
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9.5
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0.4
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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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42.9
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28.6
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20.0
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8.6
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0.0
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0.0
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22.6
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50.4
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14.0
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6.3
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6.5
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0.2
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25.0
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44.0
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16.4
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9.9
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4.7
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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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11.4
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11.4
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20.0
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28.6
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25.7
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2.9
|
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9.5
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11.0
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16.8
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17.2
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44.8
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0.7
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10.8
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17.7
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23.5
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21.1
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26.3
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0.6
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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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54.3
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22.9
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5.7
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11.4
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5.7
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0.0
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28.5
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27.4
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11.9
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20.0
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11.6
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0.6
|
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36.4
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23.3
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12.7
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18.8
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7.8
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0.9
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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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5.7
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17.1
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11.4
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60.0
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2.9
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2.9
|
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30.2
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24.8
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20.5
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13.4
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10.8
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0.2
|
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30.8
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27.1
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19.6
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16.0
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6.3
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0.2
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6
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IE1
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Evolution always results in improvement.b
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5.7
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11.4
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25.7
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54.3
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2.9
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0.0
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6.9
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22.8
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28.2
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25.4
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14.9
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1.9
|
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7.5
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22.4
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30.8
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29.3
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8.6
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1.5
|
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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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2.9
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8.6
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11.4
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71.4
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5.7
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0.0
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11.2
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28.9
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21.1
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16.4
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22.4
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0.0
|
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9.5
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26.1
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24.4
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23.9
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15.5
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0.6
|
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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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77.1
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8.6
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8.6
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5.7
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0.0
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0.0
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30.0
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24.6
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19.0
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17.5
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8.8
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0.0
|
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42.0
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21.3
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16.6
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13.8
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6.0
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0.4
|
|
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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17.1
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22.9
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0.0
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60.0
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0.0
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0.0
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9.1
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1.9
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21.8
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11.6
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24.6
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0.9
|
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18.3
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35.8
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23.1
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11.2
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10.6
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0.9
|
|
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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71.4
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11.4
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5.7
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8.6
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2.9
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0.0
|
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16.6
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20.1
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26.5
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15.9
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19.6
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1.3
|
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20.1
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29.9
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20.7
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18.5
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9.9
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0.9
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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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48.6
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25.7
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14.3
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8.6
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2.9
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0.0
|
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10.3
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30.6
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26.9
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13.8
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17.9
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0.6
|
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9.9
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28.5
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31.0
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22.2
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8.0
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0.4
|
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12
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NE2
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Individual organisms adapt to their environments.
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20.0
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22.9
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11.4
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45.7
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0.0
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0.0
|
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49.4
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32.1
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8.2
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4.1
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5.2
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0.9
|
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44.2
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32.8
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11.4
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7.8
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3.0
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0.7
|
|
13
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NE3
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Evolution is a totally random process.
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22.9
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20.0
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20.0
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34.3
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2.9
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0.0
|
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10.1
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16.0
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24.4
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25.4
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23.7
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0.4
|
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11.6
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19.0
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26.3
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30.0
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12.5
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0.6
|
|
14
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NE4
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The environment determines which traits are best suited for survival.
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51.4
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37.1
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11.4
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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24.3
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33.6
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17.2
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11.9
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12.3
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0.7
|
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31.3
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34.0
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20.7
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8.8
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5.0
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0.2
|
|
15
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ME1
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Variation among individuals within a species is important for evolution to occur.b
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74.3
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17.1
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8.6
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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11.2
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28.0
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18.8
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9.3
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32.6
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0.0
|
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21.5
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34.3
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19.0
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12.1
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12.5
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0.6
|
|
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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8.6
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31.4
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17.1
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42.9
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0.0
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0.0
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35.8
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27.2
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17.2
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12.5
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7.1
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0.2
|
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44.8
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24.4
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13.6
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12.7
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4.5
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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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2.9
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0.0
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31.4
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65.7
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0.0
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0.0
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12.5
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17.4
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33.2
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21.8
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14.9
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0.2
|
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12.7
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21.6
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27.6
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29.7
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7.8
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0.6
|
|
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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34.3
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17.1
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11.4
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34.3
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2.9
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0.0
|
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10.8
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26.1
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17.4
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25.9
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19.2
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0.6
|
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15.5
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22.4
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21.1
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29.9
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10.6
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0.6
|
|
19
|
ME5
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Only beneficial traits are passed on from parent to offspring.
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0.0
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0.0
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17.1
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82.9
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0.0
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0.0
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8.8
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21.5
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26.5
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34.0
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8.2
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1.1
|
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7.8
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23.9
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21.8
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40.1
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6.0
|
0.4
|
|
20
|
ESE1
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There exists a large amount of evidence supporting the theory of evolution.b
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51.4
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11.4
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11.4
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22.9
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2.9
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0.0
|
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14.0
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22.2
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19.2
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23.9
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20.3
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0.4
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14.6
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28.4
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21.8
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26.5
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8.6
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0.2
|
|
21
|
ESE2
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According to the theory of evolution, humans evolved from monkeys, gorillas, or apes.
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17.1
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14.3
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1.4
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54.3
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2.9
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0.0
|
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25.9
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25.0
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10.6
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30.2
|
8.2
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0.0
|
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23.9
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23.5
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12.1
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34.1
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6.3
|
0.0
|
|
22
|
ESE3
|
Scientific evidence indicates that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time in the past.b
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8.6
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14.3
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5.7
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62.9
|
8.6
|
0.0
|
|
13.6
|
20.7
|
17.7
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28.2
|
19.0
|
0.7
|
|
12.7
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20.5
|
21.6
|
32.5
|
12.3
|
0.4
|
|
23
|
ESE4
|
The majority of scientists favor evolution over other explanations for life.
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42.9
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34.3
|
17.1
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5.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
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16.4
|
28.4
|
21.8
|
10.6
|
22.2
|
0.6
|
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20.0
|
34.7
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20.5
|
12.1
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12.3
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0.4
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