Question

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1. Similarities in the early development of chickens and opossums suggest that these organisms share a ____.

2. Niles Eldredge found evidence in trilobite fossils of a pattern of evolution in which short periods of large change are mixed with longer periods of a little or no charge. This pattern is called ____.

Answer 1

1. So if they have similar genetics and developments, that would mean that they have a similar ancestry right? in biology, that would be called common ancestry or common ancestor. :)

Answer 2

2. it is called punctuated equilibrium. equilibrium is when there is little or no change in a species, but there are short periods of large charge, so that would make it punctuated. Also, this is one of Niles Eldredge's main discoveries.
Hope this helps :D

Answer 3

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Answer 4

you're welcome :D