Adaptive Radiations Can Be a Direct Consequence of Three of the Following

question 59

Multiple Choice

Adaptive radiations can be a direct consequence of three of the following four factors. Select the exception.

• A) vacant ecological niches
• B) genetic drift
• C) colonization of an isolated region that contains suitable habitat and few competitor species
• D) evolutionary innovation

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected in a statistical sample for analysis.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are from the mean.

Confidence Bounds

The upper and lower limits on a confidence interval, indicating the range within which a parameter is estimated to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Population Mean

The average of a set of values or measurements in the entire population of interest.