What is the theory of punctuated equillibrium?

Answer 1

Punctuated equilibria is also known as Punctuated equilibrium. It suggests that in most species a lot of evolutionary change takes place in short periods of time for most of their geological history, remaining in a prolonged state called stasis.

Answer 2

The theory that speciation occurs in spurts of major genetic alterations that punctuate long periods of little change.

Answer 3

It is actually another theory explaining how a new species arises.

The theory itself states that a species goes a long time without change, then suddenly changes.

Answer 4

That macroevolutionary steps or changes occurred over very, very short time intervals, followed by long, long time periods of no macroevolution occuring.

Answer 5

evolutionary tempo characterized by isolated episodes of rapid change between long periods of little or no change.

Answer 6

This theory of punctuated equilibrium states that evolution happens in very small changes or no changes over long periods of time.

Answer 7

what is punctuated equilibrium

Answer 8

I thought you were dead, Dr. Gould...