Q. Development of different functional structures from a common ancestral form is called
A) Differential evolution
B) Adaptive radiation
C) Non-adaptive radiation
D) Regressive evolution
Explanation
The evolutionary process, which produces new species, diverged from a single ancestral form adapted to new invaded habitats and to modes of life necessary there, is known as adaptive radiation
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