Evolution by Natural Selection ________

question 12

Multiple Choice

Evolution by natural selection ________.

• A) requires that multiple unverified assumptions are made before it can be considered a viable explanation
• B) is only a theory and therefore not testable
• C) can be tested experimentally
• D) can be tested observationally
• E) Both C and D.

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Definitions:

Cahn-Ingold-Prelog

A set of rules for the naming of chiral molecules and the assignment of priority to substituents.

Priority System

A system used in organic chemistry to rank substituents attached to a chiral center or double bond, determining the configuration or direction of a chemical bond.

Chiral

Refers to objects, including molecules, that cannot be superimposed on their mirror image, resulting in pairs of enantiomers with potentially different biological activities.

Achiral

A term describing molecules that do not exhibit handedness; these molecules are identical to their mirror images.