Question

micky ticks quiz
the example of pesticide resistance among deer ticks in eastern massachusetts is that of microevolution because
micro means small and only a single population of ticks in eastern ma is being treated with pesticide.
macro means large and the entire population of ticks in massachusetts is being treated with pesticide

Explanation:

To determine why pesticide resistance in deer ticks in eastern Massachusetts is microevolution, we analyze the definitions: Microevolution involves changes in allele frequencies within a single population over time. The option "micro means small and only a single population of ticks in eastern MA is being treated with pesticide" fits because it focuses on a single tick population (the scale of microevolution, which is within a population, not across populations or species-level changes (macroevolution)). The other option refers to the entire population of MA ticks, which would be broader, but microevolution is about a single population's genetic changes. So the correct reasoning ties microevolution to a single population.

Answer:

micro means small and only a single population of ticks in eastern MA is being treated with pesticide