Imagine You Are a Biology Teacher Who Is Teaching Students

question 16

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are a biology teacher who is teaching students about the nature of evolution.You discover that some of your students refuse to believe that modern human beings evolved from more primitive life-forms, explaining that their religious beliefs tell them that God created people.If you follow the textbook's suggestion regarding such a situation, you would be most likely to:

• A)Help students understand evolution theory, even though they may not agree with this theory
• B)Omit the topic of evolution from the class curriculum, replacing it with a more in- depth look at the nature of DNA
• C)Ask students to write an essay in which they give their reasons for not believing that evolution occurred
• D)Present more compelling evidence for evolution than you would otherwise

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