According to the Punctuated Equilibria Model

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to the punctuated equilibria model,

• A) natural selection is unimportant as a mechanism of evolution.
• B) given enough time, most existing species will branch gradually into new species.
• C) most new species accumulate their unique features relatively rapidly as they come into existence, then change little for the rest of their duration as a species.
• D) most evolution occurs in sympatric populations.
• E) speciation is usually due to a single mutation.

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