The Following Question(s) Refer to the Evolutionary Tree in Figure

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Multiple Choice

The following question(s) refer to the evolutionary tree in Figure 22.4, whose horizontal axis represents time (present time is on the far right) and whose vertical axis represents morphological change. Figure 22.4
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Two models for the speed of speciation are based on patterns in the fossil record. Which of the following statements describes the gradual model of evolution?

• A) Species steadily diverge from one another.
• B) New species change suddenly.
• C) Periods of stasis are punctuated by change.
• D) There is absence of intermediate fossils.

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