MCQ
Hawaiian honeycreeper (birds) are an example of:
  • A
    Darwin's Finches
  • B
    Adaptive radiation
  • C
    Convergent evolution
  • D
    Both A and B

Answer

  1. Adaptive radiation

Explanation:

Adaptive radiation is the relatively fast evolution of many species from a single common ancestor. It occurs when an organism enters a new area and different trait affect its survival.

An example of adaptive radiation is Hawaiian honeycreeper is small, passerine birds.

They are closely related to the rosefinches in the genus Carpodacus. Their great morphological diversity is the result of adaptive radiation in an insular environment.

Hence, Hawaiian honeycreeper (birds) are an example of Adaptive radiation.

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