Question

gradual change of eohippus to modern day horse equus is an example of
a) sympatric speciation
b) phyletic speciation
c) quantum speciation
d) Allopatric speciation​

Answer 1

Answer:

phyletic speciation

Explanation:

Phyletic speciation is a process of gradual change in a single population

phyletic speciation has been proposed for human evolution and the evolution of the horse.

Answer 2

Gradual change of eohippus to modern day Horse equus is an example of b) phyletic speciation

• The process of gradual change in a single population is termed as phyletic speciation.
• The two species are considered to be separate species as there's a huge difference in their original and modern form
• Horse equus differs completely from eohippus .
• Eohippus were the first known horses also called as dawn horses. They became extinct over time.
• Modern horses exhibit following evolutionary features like increase in size, footpads loss , lengthening of legs etc.