The adaptive radiation of mammals following the extinction of the dinosaurs is an example of adaptive radiation due to a. physiological innovation. b. ecological opportunity. c. morphological innovation. d. behavioural innovation.

Q: How ecological interactions eventually lead to the evolution of adaptations?explain with an example.

A: Adaptation is necessary to live in an environment.

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Q: 3) A species of crayfish that lives in caves produces eyestalks like its above-ground relatives, but…

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Q: Species that are more vulnerable to certain risk factors are more likely than others to become…

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Q: Gene flow is the only mechanism of evolutionary change that ____.   a.) tends to reduce genetic…

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Q: What is Allopatric speciation? A) When a population is separated from the main group by a barrier…

A: Allopatric speciation : Allopatric speciation is  the process by which a physical barrier separates…

Q: Adaptive radiations can be a direct consequence of three of thefollowing four factors. Select the…

A: Adaptive radiation is considered as the period of evolutionary change when due to various…

Q: When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands, he observed the marine iguana. He later decided…

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Q: Create a scenario in which red pandas undergoes a speciation event by the mechanism natural…

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Q: Adaptive radiations can be a direct consequence of three of the following four factors. Select the…

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Q: One way to prevent a small population of a plant or animal species from going extinct is to…

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Q: Adaptive radiation is common following a period of mass extinction, probably because (a) the…

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Q: which statement about macroevolution is true? a. The history of life on Earth follows a general…

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A: Humans originate from Africa.

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Q: An adaptive radiation is________. a. a burst of speciation b. a healthy level of UV radiation c. a…

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Q: The pupfishes in the Death Valley region are an example of which evolutionary process? (a)…

A: Evolution occurs when genetic variations accumulate in the organisms.

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Q: What is Macroevolution?

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A: Answer: Introduction: The development of several various species by a common progenitor.

Q: Adaptive radiation is when populations diverge from a common ancestor into new species,  each of…

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Q: Increases in species diversity arise because of A)increases in the rate of speciation. B)decreases…

A: Answer :- Option (A) is correct. - increases in the rate of speciation.

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Q: Physiological changes only become relevant to evolution if they  a. have measure impact within a…

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Q: The Hawaiian silverswords are an excellent example of which evolutionary process? (a) allometry (b)…

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A: Speciation is the phenomenon by which a different species emerges through evolution.

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Q: What is an Analogy? A) When an anatomic feature is shared among organisms and their descendants B)…

A: Analogy example: Wings of birds, insects and bats.

Q: Evidence suggest that feathers originally evolved for some function other than facilitating flight.…

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Q: When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands, he observed the marine iguana. He later decided…

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Q: Microevolution is best defined as which of the following?   a. The transfer of genes between…

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Q: What is adaptive radiation? Explain it with the example of Darwin's finches.

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Q: Changing conditions put intense pressure on organisms-some of which become extinct. For example, of…

A: Extinction It is defined as the termination of organisms, group of taxon, generally a species.

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Q: term evolution mean

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Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.