Several Species of Caribbean Anoline Lizards Have Evolved from a Single

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Several species of Caribbean Anoline lizards have evolved from a single ancestral species.The species occupies a wide variety of ecological niches,such as tree trunks and the ground,or tree trunks only,or tree trunks and the crown of trees,etc.This type of allopatric speciation is called

• A)adaptive radiation.
• B)alloploidy.
• C)autoploidy.
• D)hybridization.

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Definitions:

Xylose

A sugar extracted from wood or straw and used as a dietary supplement or in the production of materials such as xylitol.

Chains

Sequences of items or elements linked or connected together, often found in polymers, proteins, or chemical compounds.

Cell Differentiation

Cell differentiation is the process by which cells become specialized in structure and function to perform specific tasks within an organism.

Specific Functions

Distinct roles or activities that are characteristic of a particular process, organ, or system within a living organism.