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Evolution — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution1 Mark
MCQ
Adaptation is a type of:
  • A
    Convergent evolution
  • B
    Satabilizing selection
  • C
    Adaptive radiation
  • D
    Speciation
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Answer

  1. Adaptive radiation

Explanation:

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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