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Who popularized the model of allopatric speciation?
Who popularized the model of allopatric speciation?
- Kim Sterelny
- Charles Darwin
- Ernst Mayr (correct)
- Stephen Jay Gould
What happens to new and beneficial mutations in a large central population?
What happens to new and beneficial mutations in a large central population?
- They are diluted by the population's large size (correct)
- They are eliminated by natural selection
- They are more likely to reach fixation
- They are caused by gene flow
What is the process by which a species splits into two distinct species?
What is the process by which a species splits into two distinct species?
- Allopatric speciation
- Cladogenesis (correct)
- Anagenesis
- Phyletic gradualism
What is the expected fossil record evidence of gradual evolution if most evolution happens through allopatric speciation?
What is the expected fossil record evidence of gradual evolution if most evolution happens through allopatric speciation?
What is the term used to describe the state of little or no morphological change in a species over time?
What is the term used to describe the state of little or no morphological change in a species over time?
What is the phenomenon where species undergo no further evolutionary change once speciation is complete?
What is the phenomenon where species undergo no further evolutionary change once speciation is complete?
According to the fossil record, what is the characteristic of evolutionary change in a species?
According to the fossil record, what is the characteristic of evolutionary change in a species?
What is the nature of change in lineages according to Kim Sterelny?
What is the nature of change in lineages according to Kim Sterelny?
What is the term used to describe the process of a species transforming into a new one through steady transformation?
What is the term used to describe the process of a species transforming into a new one through steady transformation?
Which of the following is an example of evolutionary stasis?
Which of the following is an example of evolutionary stasis?
What is the significance of the fossil evidence of reproductively isolated Olive Shells (Amalda sp.)?
What is the significance of the fossil evidence of reproductively isolated Olive Shells (Amalda sp.)?
What is the theory that proposes that once a species appears in the fossil record, it will show little evolutionary change for most of its geological history?
What is the theory that proposes that once a species appears in the fossil record, it will show little evolutionary change for most of its geological history?
What does Dawkins term the alternative to 'constant speedism'?
What does Dawkins term the alternative to 'constant speedism'?
What do Eldredge and Gould propose about evolution?
What do Eldredge and Gould propose about evolution?
What is an extreme case of, according to 'continuously variable speedism'?
What is an extreme case of, according to 'continuously variable speedism'?
What is the concept often mistakenly opposed to punctuated equilibrium?
What is the concept often mistakenly opposed to punctuated equilibrium?
What is the term used by Richard Dawkins to describe the idea of evolution proceeding at a single uniform rate of speed?
What is the term used by Richard Dawkins to describe the idea of evolution proceeding at a single uniform rate of speed?
What do proponents of 'continuously variable speedism' believe about evolutionary rates?
What do proponents of 'continuously variable speedism' believe about evolutionary rates?
What is the main focus of George Gaylord Simpson's conjecture?
What is the main focus of George Gaylord Simpson's conjecture?
What is the main difference between 'discrete variable speedism' and 'continuously variable speedism'?
What is the main difference between 'discrete variable speedism' and 'continuously variable speedism'?
What is the name of the book in which Richard Dawkins dedicated a chapter to correcting the wide confusion regarding rates of change?
What is the name of the book in which Richard Dawkins dedicated a chapter to correcting the wide confusion regarding rates of change?
What is the process described by Jonathan Weiner's book 'The Beak of the Finch'?
What is the process described by Jonathan Weiner's book 'The Beak of the Finch'?
What is the term used to describe the idea that species are not just classes, but individuals?
What is the term used to describe the idea that species are not just classes, but individuals?
