What Is the Difference Between Microevolution and Macroevolution

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution?

• A)Microevolution is hypothetical because changes are too small to be observed, whereas macroevolution is detectable.
• B)Microevolution deals with microscopic organisms, whereas macroevolution deals with larger ones.
• C)Microevolution describes what happens in small populations, whereas macroevolution deals with large populations.
• D)Microevolution describes changes within a population over a short period of time, whereas macroevolution describes larger changes such as the formation of new species over longer periods of time.

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