According to the theory of punctuated equilibrium:
A)macroevolution occurs more readily than microevolution.
B)species evolve by the gradual accumulation of many small changes.
C)the fossil record is flawed.
D)long periods of little phyletic change are interrupted by short periods of rapid change.
E)new species do not "suddenly" appear.

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Punctuated equilibrium suggests that species experience long periods of stability with little evolutionary change, punctuated by short, rapid bursts of significant change, often associated with speciation events.

According to the Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium