Question
Biology Question on Mechanism Of Evolution
The classical example of adaptive radiation in development of new species is
A
Darwin finches
B
marsupials of Australia
C
giant turtle
D
all of these
Answer
all of these
Explanation
Solution
Adaptive radiation is the evolutionary diversification from a single ancestral (prototype) population of descendant population into more and more numerous adaptive zones and ecological niches. It may involve both Anagenesis and cladogenesis. The examples of adaptive radiations are Darwin finches of Galapagos islands, Australian marsupials and limbs of mammals.