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anzhelika [568]
3 years ago
5

What is an adaptive radiation?

Biology
2 answers:
Anuta_ua [19.1K]3 years ago
4 0
<span> c. a rapid increase in the number of related species</span>. Adaptive radiation refers to an event in which a particular linage of organism rapidly diversifies into newly formed lineages that have evolved with different adaptations.
Ilya [14]3 years ago
4 0

The correct answer: C

Adaptive radiation can be defined as the process by which organisms diversify rapidly into new species from a common ancestral species. Any change in the environment conditions creates new challenges and the species become adaptable to the changes, survive and reproduce to increase in population.




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