EVOLUTION
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
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Question
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In the 1700s, the idea that landforms on Earth’s surface resulted from gradual changes over a long period of time replaced catastrophism, the earlier theory that landforms formed suddenly as a result of natural disasters. Why was this change in thinking important to evolutionary thinkers? Choose the correct answer.
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It discouraged scientists from accepting the theory of uniformitarianism.
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It encouraged scientists to consider that slow changes might also occur in species.
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It discouraged scientists from considering that slow changes might also occur in species.
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It encouraged scientists to accept the idea that species remained unchanged for long periods of time.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct statement is e. Only populations evolve, individual organisms do not.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fossils provide important evidence for evolution and the adaptation of plants and animals to their environments. Fossil evidence provides a record of how creatures evolved and how this process can be represented by a ‘tree of life’, showing that all species are related to each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -Evolution is a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time. Evolution reflects the adaptations of organisms to their changing environments and can result in altered genes, novel traits, and new species.
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