A Theory That States That Major Evolutionary Changes Have Taken

question 31

Multiple Choice

A theory that states that major evolutionary changes have taken place in spurts is referred to as

• A) scientific creationism.
• B) neo-Darwinism.
• C) punctuated equilibrium.
• D) LaMarckianism.
• E) adaptive radiation.

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Definitions:

Variance

Variance is a statistical measure that represents the degree of spread in a data set. It is calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Fraction

A numerical quantity representing a part of a whole, typically expressed as a ratio of two integers.

Interval

A range between two points or numbers, often used to specify a particular segment of a scale or measurement.

Mean

A measure of central tendency calculated by summing all the values in a dataset and dividing by the number of values.