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The belief that evolution is progressive or goal-oriented is called:a. gradualism.b. uniformitarianism.c. taxonomy.d. orthogenesis.e. the modern synthesis.
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Gradualism refers to the idea that evolution occurs slowly and steadily over time. b. Uniformitarianism is the principle that the same geological processes that operate today also operated in the past. c. Taxonomy is the classification of organisms into groups Show more…
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