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Population change over time is given which name in the modern synthesis?

ADevolution
BMicroevolution
CMacroevolution
DCoevolution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Microevolution
1. The modern synthesis names change at two different scales. 2. The theory connects population change over time, which is microevolution. 3. Macroevolution is the other scale named in the same sentence. 4. It covers the processes giving rise to new species and higher taxonomic groups. _Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 19 'The Evolution of Populations', sections 19.1-19.3_
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