The theory of evolution is most accurately described as
question 23 options:

a. an educated guess about how species originate.

b. one possible explanation, among several scientific alternatives, about how species have come into existence.

c. an opinion that some scientists hold about how living things change over time.

d. an overarching explanation, supported by much evidence, for how populations change over time.

e. an idea about how acquired characteristics are passed on to subsequent generations.