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The difference is one of scale and scope. This is best explained using a single species and its descendants as an example:

Every change that happens to the species up to the point of speciation would be classified as "micro-evolution". But after speciation, divergence would not stop: the two new species would continue to diverge from one another, possibly resulting in yet more branching events, more new species. The scope would increase to include all of those as well. At this scale, we're talking about "macro-evolution". When we zoom in on one of those newly emerged species, we can see that the resulting "macro-evolution" is still being generated by the cumulative effects of "micro-evolution" within each individual population.

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What statement is true about micro evolution and macro evolution?

Micro evolution refers to small-scale changes in gene frequencies within a population over a short period of time, while macro evolution involves large-scale changes that result in the formation of new species over long periods of time. Both processes involve genetic variation and natural selection, but the difference lies in the scale and time frame of the changes observed.


What type of evolution with small scale changes in genes is called?

Some would call that microevolution. I would not. Some divide evolution into micro and macro. Evolutionary biologists prefer to use the terms evolution and speciation.


Compare and contrast microevolution and macroevolution?

a microorganism can or can not be harmful for the host body but a pathogen is a microorganism which is always harmful for the host body.so ALL MICROORGANISMS ARE NOT PATHOGEN BUT ALL PATHOGENS ARE MICROORGANISMS.


How do evolution and microevolution differ?

Miroevolution is the change in allele frequency overtime in populations of organisms not leading to speciation; below the taxa level. Macroevolution is speciation. This terminology is not favored by many biologists because there is some implied difference in processes. That is to get from micro to macro. Actually evolution long enough is macro. So, many biologist prefer the terms. Evolution Speciation instead of micro and macro


What is an example of micro-evolution?

An example of micro-evolution is the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria due to natural selection. When exposed to antibiotics, bacteria with genetic mutations that provide resistance to the drug survive and reproduce, passing on the resistant trait to future generations. Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria in the population increases, leading to the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains.

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