The slow, continuous gradual changes of one species into a new species is an exa

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The slow, continuous gradual changes of one species into a new species is an example of ______.
A. gradualism
B. homology
C. punctuated equilibria
D. ontogeny

Which scientist/philosopher is the first to recognize the true meaning of fossils?
A. Aristotle
B. Steno
C. Linneaus
D. Darwin

An intrusion of lava into a set of sedimentary beds is _____ the sedimentary beds.
A. older than
B. younger than
C. same age as

Elements that are unstable because their atomic nuclei have too many neutrons can reach a stable state by:
A. combining with another element
B. radioactive decay
C. adding more protons
D. all of these

What can be found at the branching points on a cladogram?
A. individuals
B. missing links between groups
C. specific feature or function of a group
D. none of these

Which of the following statements can be true about cladograms?
A. they show the direct linear descent of a species
B. they imply that several related species can live at the same time
C. ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
D. all are true

Explanation / Answer

1. a=gradualism
It is slow but continuous change of one species into new species

2.d=darwin
he is the first to provide true evidence based on the Paleontology, which is the study of the past life based on found fossil records.

3.b=younger
An intrusion of the lava into a set of sedimentary beds is younger than the sedimentary beds, and James Hutton recognised it

4.b=radioactive decay
An unstable nucleus tries to become stable by radioactive deacy

5.b=missing link between groups
The branch points represent a specific ancestor that is shared by the organisms and that also emanate from the branch point.

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