Which of the following is an example of macroevolution?
| The human species has become taller since its origin. | |
| The frequency of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus bacteria has increased drastically over the past 30 years. | |
| The Maui parrotbill species and the Akepa species of birds are both believed to have recently descended from the same common ancestor in the Hawaiian islands. | |
| Female stalk-eyed flies prefer to mate with males that have longer eye stalks, and the average male eye stalk length is much longer than that of females. |
The Maui parrotbill species and the Akepa species of birds are both believed to have recently descended from the same common ancestor in the Hawaiian islands.
Macroevolution refers to a change of an evolutionary nature in a species. Macroevolution involves the splitting of a species into two, or the changing of a species into another species over a given period of time.
Which of the following is an example of macroevolution? The human species has become taller since...
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