Ques: Answer the following question given this paragraph: When geologic and climatic conditions are changing, evolution may occur more quickly. Thus, long periods of little change may be interrupted by bursts of rapid change. This model of the timing of evolution is called punctuated equilibrium . It is better supported by the fossil record than is gradualism. Q: Fossil records support the idea that periods of little change may be interrupted by bursts of rapid change, an evolutionary model contrasted by what? Choices: - elitism - darwinian - minimalism - gradualism A:
Ans: gradualism

Ques: Answer the following question given this paragraph: New land can be created by volcanic eruptions. Q: New land can be created when what happens to a volcano? Choices: - it evolves - it dies - it stays dormant - it erupts A:
Ans: it erupts

Ques: Answer the following question given this paragraph: An ecosystem is a group of living things and their environment. It is made up of both living and nonliving things. Q: What is defined as a group of living and nonliving things and their environment? Choices: - habitat - degradation - degradation - ecosystem A:
Ans: ecosystem

Ques: Answer the following question given this paragraph: One type of radioactivity is alpha emission. What is an alpha particle? What happens to an alpha particle after it is emitted from an unstable nucleus?. Q: Alpha emission is a type of what? Choices: - radiation - heat - light - radioactivity A:
Ans:
radioactivity