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A mutation that causes resistance in a population of beetles is an example of _______.

a.
macroevolution
b.
microevolution
c.
migration
d.
reproduction

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A mutation that causes resistance in a population of beetles is an example of Microevolution
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A mutation that causes resistance in a population of beetles is an example of b. microevolution. By definition, micro-evolution is a change in a species over a period of time while macro-evolution is a change in the whole taxonomic group.
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