Briefly explain how the concept of punctuated equilibrium is compatible with the fossil record
The fossil record is incomplete by virtue of the process of fossilization. Organisms that exist over long periods of time have a much greater chance of being preserved than the transitional species which developed and lived during a very short time span, as small geographically isolated populations.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following regions was the last to be colonized by the Europeans?
A) West Africa B) South America C) North America D) Australia and New Zealand E) Japan
Which of the following types of flow moves the fastest?
A) slide B) slump C) creep D) avalanche
Which of the following is NOT true about the U.S. attacks on Iraq in 1991 and 2003?
A) Desert Storm (1991) was supported by nearly every country in the United Nations based on Iraq's unjustified invasion of Kuwait. B) The 2003 war with Iraq was not supported by the UN membership. C) The United States asserted Iraq had WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) as well as close links with al-Qaeda as its justification to invade Iraq. D) Kuwait's oil was a critical component to Iraq's justification for invading and the U.S. counterinvasion in 1991. E) The hostility between the United States and Iraq dates back to the 1979 Shi'ite fundamentalist uprising which deposed the U.S.-friendly leadership.