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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of phyletic gradualism? A:new species evolve from ancestral species through slow & steady change B:new species evolve due to sudden changes in environment C:a sudden evolutionary event interrupts a long period of stasis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Phyletic gradualism is a model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which one is it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In the information I gave you it says that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual. B) and C) both say sudden changes that not slow and gradual. The only one that does is A).new species evolve from ancestral species through slow & steady change

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so are you saying its A???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes....Context Clues :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here go another question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, I up for it :)

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