Question

Which phrase justifies why the theory of evolution is a theory and not a law?

A. Describes the relationship between an organism and its environment
B. Makes accurate predictions based on only a small amount of empirical evidence
C. Explains diversity based on the principle of natural selection
D. Cannot be modified with the discovery of new evidence

Answer 1

Answer:

Many scientists and philosophers of science have described evolution as fact and theory, a phrase which was used as the title of an article by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould in 1981.