Evolution

Question 1

evolution

Answer 1

change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, which may result in the development of new species

Question 2

microevolution

Answer 2

small-scale variation of allele frequencies within a species or population, in which the descendant is of the same taxonomic group as the ancestor

Question 3

macroevolution

Answer 3

The variation of allele frequencies at or above the level of species over geological time, resulting in the divergence of taxonomic groups, in which the descendant is in a different taxonomic group to the ancestor