Q. The classical example of adaptive radiation in development of new species is
A) Darwin’s finches
B) Marsupials of Australia
C) Giant turtle
D) All of these
Explanation
The development of different functional structures from a common ancestral from is called adaptive radiation or divergent adaptations, eg, 1.Darwin’s finches of the Galapagos islands 2.Australian marsupials 3.Limbs of mammals.
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