Creationist school of thought that proposes that natural selection cannot account for the diversity or form and function seen in nature.

• A. Intelligent design
• B. Creation science
• C. Evolutionary synthesis
• D. Natural selection

Answer: (A)

Intelligent design posits that some features of living beings are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than by undirected natural processes. It argues that natural selection and random variation alone cannot account for the apparent complexity and purpose behind form and function. This view stands in contrast to evolutionary theory, which explains diversity through natural selection acting on variation over time. Creation science and the evolutionary synthesis are related ideas but don’t match this specific stance: creation science emphasizes a literal biblical creation narrative, while the evolutionary synthesis is the historical integration of genetics with Darwinian evolution.