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Why are fossils of intermediate life forms likely to be rare if the pattern of punctuated equilibrium explains how evolution occurs?
Intermediate species forms, yes. A the taxa level, no. Still, not all taxa evidence is supportive of punctuation and stasis. Punctuated equilibrium is only one explanation of how evolution occurs in some species, not all species. The little shellies evidence gradualist processes very well.
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The idea that new species occur suddenly in the fossil record followed by long periods of little change is called?
This is the idea called punctuated equilibria, by paleontologists Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge. It explains the patterns seen in the fossil record.
What concept of evolution explains why organisms are constructed to meet the demands of their environment?
Natural selection explains adaptive change in the immediate environment.
What term explains molecule movement to maintain a balance with the environment?
Homeostasis or equilibrium (?)
Evolution is concidered to be a?
Evolution is a scientific theory. A theory is consistent with all known laws of physics and satisfactorily explains all confirmed observations.
Charles Darwin work was important?
Charles Darwin work was so important because he invented the theory of evolution
The idea that new species occur suddenly in the fossil record followed by long periods of little change is called?
This is the idea called punctuated equilibria, by paleontologists Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge. It explains the patterns seen in the fossil record.
What do scientists now think about pace of evolutionary change?
Scientists now think that the pace of evolutionary change can vary greatly depending on factors such as environmental pressures, population size, and genetic variation. It is understood that evolution can occur rapidly in response to sudden changes in the environment, while in stable conditions, evolution may proceed at a slower pace. Additionally, new research suggests that evolution can also occur in punctuated bursts rather than consistently over time.
How does the theory of evolution explain the existence of modern humans?
It explains that modern humans are the result of a long-going and ongoing process of reproductive variation and differential reproductive success, punctuated by divergence between subpopulations and subsequent speciation events.
How does Charles Darwin's theory of evolution explain the existence of modern people?
It explains that modern humans are the result of a long-going and ongoing process of reproductive variation and differential reproductive success, punctuated by divergence between subpopulations and subsequent speciation events.
What concept of evolution explains why organisms are constructed to meet the demands of their environment?
Natural selection explains adaptive change in the immediate environment.
What expalins the unity of life?
Evolution explains unity of life .
What term explains molecule movement to maintain a balance with the environment?
Homeostasis or equilibrium (?)
Is spontaneous generation the same as the current understanding of evolution?
No. Evolution explains how and why organisms change over time. It makes no difference to evolution how organisms are generated.
What does evolution have to with animals?
It explains the DIVERSITY of life. Nothing about it's origins.
What explains adaptation and species change over time?
the theory of evolution
What are some benefits of the evolution theory?
It explains our observations in biology and palaeontology.
What the different type and rates of evolution?
As for types of evolution: within the context of biology, there's only one accepted model for evolution: the model that explains evolution in terms of population genetics, pioneered by Charles Darwin. As for rates: according to the punctuated equilibrium model, the rates of divergence can vary wildly. Species can exist for hundreds of thousands of generations, with only superficial morphological change, and then in the space of a mere ten thousand generations branch off into distinct separate morphologies.
