What Is the Difference Between Microevolution and Macroevolution

question 49

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution?

• A) Microevolution refers to change within species; macroevolution refers to the production of new species.
• B) Microevolution refers to small changes within a species; macroevolution refers to major changes within a species.
• C) Microevolution refers to changes in microorganisms; macroevolution refers to changes in bigger species.
• D) Microevolution is accepted by evolutionary scholars; macroevolution is accepted by creationists.

Recognize the explanatory narratives that rationalize and reinforce religious beliefs and practices.

Grasp the collective body of ideas about the ultimate nature of reality shared within a culture.

Understand individualistic religious expression and its distinction from traditional practices.

Acknowledge the significance of ancestral and other spiritual beings in influencing the living in certain cultures.

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Definitions:

Chromosome

One of the 46 molecules of DNA (in 23 pairs) that virtually every cell of the human body contains and that, together, contain all of the genes. Other species have more or fewer chromosomes.

Involuntary Response

A reflex or action that occurs automatically without conscious thought, often as a result of a stimulus.

Allele

A variation that makes a gene different in some way from other genes for the same characteristics. Many genes never vary; others have several possible alleles.