Darwin Perceived Evolutionary Change as Occurring Gradually Over Millions of Years;

question 9

Multiple Choice

Darwin perceived evolutionary change as occurring gradually over millions of years; this has been the traditional interpretation of the pace of evolution and is referred to as

• A)punctuated equilibrium.
• B)gradualistic equilibrium.
• C)phyletic gradualism.
• D)phyletic punctuation.
• E)the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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