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What is a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation?

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A theory.

Step-by-step explanation:

A scientific theory is the product of related observations supported by evidence acquired through scientific investigation. An example of a theory includes the theory of evolution (which explains observations in the fossil record, phylogenetic patterns observed in species, and these results have been aquired through scientific investgation and analysis of things like the genome of species, and archeaological evidence)

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