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Chapter 25, Problem 8TY
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Introduction: The term punctuated equilibrium describes evolutionary biology. This states that when a species has presented in a fossil record it's population will become stabilized and will not show much of evolutionary change in its geological history.
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Which of the following statement about the outcome of the evolution of a new species through hybridization is false?
a.The new species may have traits that allow it to inhibit environments different from both parental species.
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d.None of the above
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a.Micro frequency change and ascent with modification
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The theory of evolution is most accurately described as
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A. Nn opinion that some scientists hold about how life originated on Earth.
B. An overarching explanation, supported by much evidence, for how populations change over time and new species arise from ancestral species.
C. One possible explanation, among several scientific alternatives, about how species have come into existence.
D. An educated guess about how species originate.
E. An idea about how acquired characteristics are passed on to subsequent generations.
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