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A Hypothesis That Explains How New Organisms or New Characteristics

Question 34

Question 34

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A hypothesis that explains how new organisms or new characteristics can appear suddenly in the fossil record is called:


A) punctuated equilibrium
B) natural selection
C) evolution

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