A scientist is studying the population decline of cheetahs in Africa and the Middle East over the past several decades. Which best describes this situation?

A conservation biologist studies the protection and decline of species such as cheetahs. Changes in a population over several decades can also be part of an evolutionary process, since evolution involves changes in populations over time. The best choice is “a conservation biologist observing an evolutionary process.”

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