The Fossil Record Shows That for Many Plant and Animal

question 15

Multiple Choice

The fossil record shows that for many plant and animal groups, the time between speciation events

• A)is usually about 50,000 years.
• B)varies greatly, but averages 6.5 million years.
• C)is usually greater than 40 million years.
• D)is equivalent to the length of one hundred generations of a species.

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