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ereecah

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The view that the extinction and the subsequent appearance of more modern forms could be explained by a series of disasters and creations is known as
 
  a. natural selection.
  b. catastrophism.
  c. use-disuse theory.
  d. uniformitarianism.
  e. descent with modification.

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The theory that characteristics acquired during the lifetime of an individual could be passed on to that individual's offspring is termed
 
  a. natural selection.
  b. catastrophism.
  c. the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
  d. uniformitarianism.
  e. fixity of species.


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meryzewe

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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