Macroevolution: The Long Run Flashcards
1
Q
Evaluate the effects on total species diversity when origination and extinction
rates vary (turnover and standing diversity).
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2
Q
Explain what kinds of opportunities can give rise to adaptive radiations.
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3
Q
Distinguish between background extinctions and mass extinctions.
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4
Q
Describe the relationship of large scale volcanic eruptions to the five mass
extinctions over macroevolutionary history.
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5
Q
Explain how our species is driving a current 6th mass extinction.
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6
Q
Explain how our species is driving a current 6th mass extinction.
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