Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution1 Mark
MCQ
Adaptation is a type of:
A
Convergent evolution
B
Satabilizing selection
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Adaptive radiation
D
Speciation
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Answer
Correct option: C.
Adaptive radiation
In evolutionary biology, adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.
Hence, Adaptation is a type of Adaptive radiation.
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