The Fossil Record Documents ____, Providing Clear Evidence of Ongoing

question 45

Multiple Choice

The fossil record documents ____, providing clear evidence of ongoing change in biological lineages.

• A) the occurrence of nonmorphological evolution
• B) the disconnect between living and extinct organisms
• C) disruptions in evolutionary processes
• D) continuity in morphological characteristics
• E) discontinuity in morphological features

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Definitions:

Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one cycle per second.

Absolute Threshold

The smallest quantity of a stimulus that an individual can detect.

Difference Threshold

The minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time, also known as the "just noticeable difference" (JND).