Write a response to a question that is commonly asked by individuals who attempt to debunk evolutionary theory: “If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes?”
a. How the theory of evolution by natural selection was developed,
b. How the theory of evolution by natural selection explains the variation present within species and how new species develop,
c. The primate and human fossil record that is used to support the theory of evolution,
d. What we’ve learned through studying living non-human primates, and
e. What we’ve learned through studying variation in contemporary humans.
Evolution, Genetics, Human Biological Variation, & Race
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