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4 / 18  What is the difference between micro- and macroevolution?
A  Microevolution describes the evolution of small organisms, such as insects, while macroevolution
describes the evolution of large organisms, like people and elephants.
B  Microevolution describes the evolution of microscopic entities, such as molecules and proteins,
while macroevolution describes the evolution of whole organisms.
C  Microevolution describes the evolution of organisms in populations, while macroevolution describes
the evolution of species over long periods of time.
D  Microevolution describes the evolution of organisms over their lifetimes, while macroevolution
describes the evolution of organisms over multiple generations.

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Source:  OpenStax, Ebio 124: introduction to ecology & Evolutionary biology. OpenStax CNX. Jul 09, 2015 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11696/1.3
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