The analysis of large-scale changes in morphology and diversity over life's 3.8-billion-year history comprises the study of ____.
A) microevolution
B) mutation
C) macroevolution
D) artificial selection
E) genetic drift

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Macroevolution refers to the broad pattern of evolution above the species level, encompassing the grand scale of change that results in the emergence of new species and other taxonomic groups, as well as the extinction of species, over long periods of time. This includes the study of large-scale changes in morphology and diversity throughout the history of life on Earth.

The Analysis of Large-Scale Changes in Morphology and Diversity Over