When a Species Invades a New Habitat and Evolves Rapidly

question 19

Multiple Choice

When a species invades a new habitat and evolves rapidly into several new species to better exploit new resources, what has occurred?

• A) Adaptive radiation
• B) Hybridization
• C) Polyploidy
• D) Extinction
• E) Genetic divergence

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