From: Popular media and the bombardment of evolution misconceptions
Misconceptions found in popular media references | Percentage of times observed in a popular media reference (%) |
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Individual organisms evolved instead of populationsa | 22 |
Teleological: organisms intentionally evolvea | 16 |
Evolution was depicted or described as a linear process | 16 |
Only the fittest survive. The fittest organisms in a population are those that are strongest, healthiest, fastest, and/or largesta | 14 |
Humans directly evolved from apesa | 14 |
Adaptation was used as a means of trying to evolve | 10 |
Changes in the environment cause mutations | 2 |
There is a conflict between religion and evolution | 2 |
Dinosaur and humans lived at the same time | 2 |