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... animals included within a category are as- sumed to be more closely related to each other than to animals outside the category . In other words , classification similarities rest on common ancestry . The biblical doctrine of creationism ...
... animals included within a category are as- sumed to be more closely related to each other than to animals outside the category . In other words , classification similarities rest on common ancestry . The biblical doctrine of creationism ...
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... animals are indirect sources of energy for humans . Through pho- tosynthesis , plants capture and transform so- lar energy into carbohydrates . Some animals eat plants , and some eat other animals . When people gather plants or hunt animals ...
... animals are indirect sources of energy for humans . Through pho- tosynthesis , plants capture and transform so- lar energy into carbohydrates . Some animals eat plants , and some eat other animals . When people gather plants or hunt animals ...
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... animal innocence . Myths often use mediating figures to re- solve oppositions . Animals , for example , are given human abilities , thus bridging the op- position between culture and nature . In Gen- esis , a humanlike animal ( a ...
... animal innocence . Myths often use mediating figures to re- solve oppositions . Animals , for example , are given human abilities , thus bridging the op- position between culture and nature . In Gen- esis , a humanlike animal ( a ...
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