The Term That Describes Large-Scale Patterns and Rates of Change

question 13

Multiple Choice

The term that describes large-scale patterns and rates of change among groups of species is ____. ​

• A)microevolution
• B)macroevolution
• C)gene pool
• D)genetic drift
• E)group divergence

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Definitions:

Aluminum Concentrations

The measured levels of aluminum in a given sample or environment.

Test Statistic

A statistic used to estimate the parameter of interest in a statistical hypothesis test.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare three or more groups based on ranked data. It is an extension of the Mann-Whitney U test for more than two groups.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis in statistical analysis that proposes there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.