Which of the Following Best Compares Microevolution with Macroevolution

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best compares microevolution with macroevolution?

• A) Microevolution describes the small-scale evolutionary changes that populations undergo. Macroevolution describes larger-scale genetic changes observed in species.
• B) Microevolution describes the large-scale genetic changes that populations undergo. Macroevolution describes small-scale evolutionary changes observed in species.
• C) Microevolution describes the small-scale genetic changes that populations undergo. Macroevolution describes larger-scale evolutionary changes observed in species.
• D) Microevolution describes the small-scale genetic changes that species undergo. Macroevolution describes larger-scale evolutionary changes observed in populations.

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