Large Evolutionary Changes That Result in the Placement of Related

question 7

Multiple Choice

Large evolutionary changes that result in the placement of related organisms into different genera or higher-level taxa occur via the process of ________.

• A) speciation
• B) macroevolution
• C) microevolution
• D) independent evolution
• E) evolutionary differentiation

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