When examining the fossil record, a large environmental change, like an asteroid hitting the earth and wiping out a number of species, followed by adaptive radiation, would best be described by what kind of model?

a: habitat preference

b: punctuated equilibrium

c: temporal isolation

d: allopolyploidy

e: gradual speciation

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Biology

Brennen Oliver

16 January, 15:06

When examining the fossil record, a large environmental change, like an asteroid hitting the earth and wiping out a number of species, followed by adaptive radiation, would best be described by what kind of model?

a: habitat preference

b: punctuated equilibrium

c: temporal isolation

d: allopolyploidy

e: gradual speciation

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Keagan Fry · Answer 1

The Answer is B: Punctuated Equilibrium

Explanation:

Punctuated equilibrium describes how the process of evolution works and are usually coined from first appearance and subsequent histories and number species available in the fossil record.