When Rapid Speciation Produces a Cluster of Closely Related Species

question 50

Multiple Choice

When rapid speciation produces a cluster of closely related species that occupy different habitats or consume different foods, the process is referred to as ____.

• A) punctuated equilibrium
• B) disjunct dispersal
• C) disjunct vicariance
• D) adaptive radiation
• E) continuous vicariance

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