When more than one adaptive radiations appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area, it is called

  • A

    Divergent evolution

  • B

    Convergent evolution

  • C

    Anthropogenic evolution

  • D

    Saltation

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A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to Adaptive Radiation ?

  • [NEET 2019]

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Give an example where more than one adaptive radiations have occurred in an isolated geographic
area. Name the type of evolution your example depicts and state why it is so named.
 

Assertion : Darwin's finches show a variety of beaks suited for eating large seeds, flying insects and cactus seeds.

Reason : Ancestral seed-eating stock of Darwin's finches radiated out from South American mainland to different geographical areas of the Galapagos Islands, where they found competitor-free new habitats.

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