Punctuated equilibria is a hypothesis about the evolution of species. According to this hypothesis, why should macroevol

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Punctuated equilibria is a hypothesis about the evolution of species. According to this hypothesis, why should macroevolutionary biologists expect abrupt breaks in the fossil record? a) Because the processes that form fossils are inconsistent through time, so there will always be gaps in the fossil record. b) Because significant changes in phenotypes may occur within small isolated populations on the fringes of a species' range, leading to rapid speciation and little fossil record. c) Macroevolutionary bioloigsts should not expect abrupt breaks in the fossil record, because entire populations transform from one from to another in a process called anagenesis. d) Macroevolutionary biologsts should not expect abrupt breaks in the fossil record. They should expect to find enough fossils to demonstrate a smooth transition from one species to another over time.