Evolution

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EVOLUTION

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punctuated equilibrium: theory that states that speciation occurs suddenly and rapidly followed by long periods of little evolutionary change (rapid speciation surrounded by long periods of little evolution)

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co-evolution: process in which two or more species evolve in response to changes in each other (when different species evolve alongside each other)

divergent evolution: evolution of one or more closely related species into different species; resulting from adaptations to different environmental conditions (evolving from the same species to different species in accordance to different environments)

convergent evolution: evolution toward similar characteristics in unrelated species; resulting from adaptations to similar environmental conditions (unrelated species in the same environment developing similar adaptations)

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MacroevolutionEvolution involving many species (coevolution)On a large scaleRegionally or globally

MicroevolutionEvolution on a genetic scale within a single speciesOn a small scaleNot globally

Both change at least one species and inprove their fitness