1. Gradualism is the theory that the earth’s features are the result of long-term processes that continue to operate in the present as they did in the past. TRUE or FALSE 2. Malthus explained the fossil record as the result of a succession of catastrophes followed by new creation events. True or false? 3. Taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with the rules of classifying organisms based on evolutionary relationships. * true or false?

1. Gradualism is the theory that the earth’s features are the result of long-term processes that continue to operate in the present as they did in the past. TRUE or FALSE 2. Malthus explained the fossil record as the result of a succession of catastrophes followed by new creation events. True or false? 3. Taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with the rules of classifying organisms based on evolutionary relationships. * true or false?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter20: Development Of Evolutionary Thinking

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