Describe the difference between anagenesis and cladogenesis?

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Anagenesis is the pattern of gradual phyletic change. Speciation as a result of anagenesis does not
result in an increase in biodiversity. When an ancestral species undergo speciation via divergence, two
descendant species are produced, both of which are distinct from the common ancestor. Cladogenesis
does increase biodiversity.

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The Dutch merchant who made and used quality magnifying lenses to see and record microorganisms was

A. Robert Koch. B. Louis Pasteur. C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. D. Francesco Redi. E. Joseph Lister.

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The features common to all chordates are: ________, ________, ________, and ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The first detailed and quantitative studies on inheritance were carried out by an Austrian monk named _____. 

A. Mendel B. Darwin C. Mendeleev D. Benedict

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