Q: Resistance to pesticides in a population of insects is an example of what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Pesticides were designed to kill bothersome insects. However, sometimes these pesticides will stop working. A pesticide that has worked in the past may no longer kill a particular type of insect. This is due to the development of resistance in the population of insects. The development of resistance to pesticides is one example of microevolution, a small change in a population.

 Choices:

- macroevolution

- redistributions

- extinction

- microevolution


A:
microevolution