Question

2/8 which concept explains rapid changes in a species due to mutations? gradualism phyletic gradualism punctuated equilibrium natural selection

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Gradualism and Phyletic gradualism suggest slow, continuous evolutionary change, not rapid changes.
• Natural selection is about survival of fittest over time, not rapid species change due to mutations.
• Punctuated equilibrium proposes long periods of stability (stasis) interrupted by short bursts of rapid evolutionary change, often driven by mutations, which matches the question's description of rapid changes in a species due to mutations.

Answer:

C. Punctuated equilibrium