Patterns in Evolution

after the industrial revolution, natural selection favored __ moths

• light

• dark

• brightly colored

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Bursts of change followed by periods of stability

• gradualism

• punctuated equilibrium

• extinction

• coevolution

A number of different species arise from one common ancestor is _____ evolution

• proacclusion

• regenerate

• convergent

• divergent

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When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments

• gradualism

• divergent

• convergent

to meet at some point or JOIN together

• divergent

• convergent

• regenerate

two populations of organisms form a relationship and change/evolve together

• coevolution

• gradualism

• extinction

• punctuated equilibrium

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flowers and pollinators changing over time is an example of

• punctuated equilbrium

• coevolution

• extinction

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a change in gene frequency within a population (like the beetles)

• equilibrium

• microevolution

• macroevolution

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evolution above the species or population level

• microevolution

• macroevolution

• punctuated gradualism

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For speciation to occur, _____ must happen

• natural selection

• extinction

• isolation