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The punctuated equilibrium theory suggests that evolution occurs in rapid bursts of change interspersed with long periods of stasis. It proposes that species experience sudden bursts of evolutionary change due to localized environmental pressures, followed by extended periods of little to no change. This theory contrasts with the gradualism model, which suggests a constant and gradual rate of evolution over time.
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Which theory stated that communists would spread from one country to other neighboring countries?
The theory that communists would spread from one country to neighboring countries is known as the "domino theory." This theory was particularly applied to the fear of communist expansion in Southeast Asia during the Cold War, with the belief that if one country fell to communism, others in the region would follow like a row of falling dominoes.
What kind of noun is the word theory?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. I'm guessing that a theory would fall into the idea section.
What was the domimo theory?
The Domino theory was that if one country became communist, the countries surrounding it would become communist as well. It was a theory used in America during the Cold War to justify American intervention in other countries.
What is the difference between theory and principle?
"Principles" in this context are a set of empirical rules that makes something work. "Theory" would be a concept of how or why something works.
The theory that history would be understood as the struggle among races with the fittest triumphing is called what?
This theory is called social Darwinism. It applied Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection to human societies and justified imperialist and racist policies by suggesting that certain races were superior to others.
How does the fossil record differ for the gradualism model compared to the punctuated equilibria model?
Punctuated equilibrium is a model of a rapid mutation that happens rapidly or over a short period of time. On the other hand the gradualism model states that this change takes place slowly unlike the punctuated equilibrium.
What theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily?
Gradualism is the concept but I would not give it the ranking of scientific theory. It is more a subset of the theory of evolution by natural selection and was first formulated into that theory by Darwin.
The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily is called?
Darwin's classic theory of evolution assumed that evolution is a slow, contunuous process, by which new species evolve and emerge. This is referred to at times as "organic evolution" and the "synthetic theory of evolution", or just the Darwinian theory of evolution. A newer theory, proposed originally by Niles Eldridge and Stephen Jay Gould is known as "punctuated equilibria", a model in which the evloution of new species occurs only periodically, in relatively rapid spurts. See "Time Frames the Rethinking of Darwinian Evolution and the Theory of Punctuated Equilibraia, Simon & Schuster, 1985"AnswerThe slow, constant process has also been called "gradualism."
Why does a lack of transitional forms a pose problems for the evolutionary hypothesis?
A lack of transitional forms would have suggested some flaw in the fundamentals of evolutionary theory. At least, we would have expected some transitional forms to be found, if either gradualism or punctuated equilibrium was the correct model for evolution. As it is, more than enough transitional forms have been found to date to satisfy any objective observer.
How would an adherent to punctuated equilibrium explain the lack of intermediate links in the fossil record?
Where are you people getting these ill posed questions? What level? Transitional forms! At the species level this would be explained as a rapid (geologically rapid) speciation event followed by years of stasis, where little morphological change is taking place.
Can you compare and contrast gradualism and punctuated equilibrium?
punctuated equilibria accounts for the gaps in the fossil record. Species evolve quickly during relatively short periods. Tiny changes in a species gradually add up to major changes over very long periods of time. Gradualism proposes that evolution occurs slowly but steadily. These periods of rapid change are separated by long periods of little or no change.
How would you describe air and water resistance using the particle theory?
we describe air by answering it's properties
Is i know you have it just give it to me punctuated correctly?
No. It would be punctuated like 'I know you have it, just give it to me.' Also depend how you say it, if it's with aggresion, use a ! at the end of the sentance.
What does gradualism have to with evolution?
Gradualism was key to the early iterations of evolutionary theory, as proposed by Charles Darwin. Darwin's belief was that evolution was a uniformly gradual process, and that the fossil record would reflect this. Of course, it turned out that evolution is not a uniformly gradual process, but that the rates at which morphologies change can vary enormously, giving rise to punctuated equilibria: long periods of relatively slow change punctuated by short periods of rapid change.It should be noted that although gradualism has been rejected, evolution is still a gradual process, any significant change in morphologies usually taking at least thousands of generations to manifest (although there is no natural law preventing morphological divergence to occur even more rapidly).
How would you describe the electron theory?
The belief that electricity flows out from a negative source seeking a positive conclusion.
How would you describe the gap theory?
The gap theory first determines the difference between the customer's service expectations and the customer's perception of the service actually received.
What would happen to a system at equilibrium if the temperature changed?
If the temperature of a system at equilibrium changed, the equilibrium position would shift to counteract the change. If the temperature increased, the equilibrium would shift in the endothermic direction to absorb the excess heat. If the temperature decreased, the equilibrium would shift in the exothermic direction to release more heat.
