Paley Claims That, "It Is Not Necessary That a Machine

question 220

Multiple Choice

Paley claims that, "It is not necessary that a machine be _______, in order to show with what design it was made: still less necessary, where the only question is, whether it were made with any design at all."

• A) perfect
• B) observable
• C) organic
• D) inorganic

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Definitions:

Hybrid Inviability

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which the embryonic development of an interspecific hybrid is aborted.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to variations in trait expression and possibly to different phenotypes.

Habitat Isolation

A type of prezygotic barrier where two species that could interbreed do not, because they inhabit different habitats and rarely encounter each other.

Environmental Isolation

The separation of population groups by physical barriers or distances, leading to genetic divergence and potentially speciation.