Evolution

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  • Created on: 06-05-19 21:29

1. What is Catastrophism?

  • A post darwin theory that only big events changed the look of fossils in rocks and earths structure
  • The pre-evolutionary theory that only big events changed the look of fossils in rocks and earths structure
  • Only catastrophic events caused individuals to change due to a decrease in the population and loss of other genes
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2. What is the correct opposition to the idea of Gradualism?

  • Most fossil records don't show intermediate forms of evolving fossils
  • The sudden appearance of new species in the fossil record are very rare to find
  • Species alive today still resemble extinct forms so evolution can not always be happening gradually

3. Which lineage of the Hominoid family did Lucy the skeleton belong to?

  • Anthropoid Hominid
  • Gracile Hominid
  • Robust Hominid

4. Which term is associated with the bursts of evolutionary change in Turkana Snails after long periods of no change?

  • Macroevolution
  • Punctuated equilibrium
  • Gradualism

5. What is Macroevolution?

  • species evolving due to change in the environment
  • patterns in the change of species composition over time
  • change in allele frequencies overtime

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