The Idea That Evolution Proceeds with Long Periods of Stasis

question 48

Multiple Choice

The idea that evolution proceeds with long periods of stasis with relatively brief bursts of fast evolutionary change is:

• A)Temporal isolation
• B)Catastrophism
• C)Gradualism
• D)Punctuated equilibrium
• E)Temporal equilibrium

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