B-roll animal skeletons and skulls; Scopes Trial defendant John Thomas Scopes in 1925

The transcript discusses the historical context of the Scopes Trial, where John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, challenged a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution. Scopes deliberately taught Darwin's theory to his class, leading to his arrest and indictment, highlighting the conflict between science and religious beliefs in education.

What does the term 'missing link' refer to in the context of evolution?

How did John T. Scopes approach the teaching of Darwin's theory?