Which of the Following Events Would Be Least Likely to Trigger

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events would be least likely to trigger an adaptive radiation?

• A)the evolution of new innovations, such as jaws, teeth, seeds
• B)colonization of new habitats
• C)presence of few competitors and/or predators
• D)colonization of uninhabited islands
• E)small habitats with few vacant ecological niches

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Definitions:

True Cost

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Resource

Raw materials, labor, capital, and other inputs used in the production of goods and services.

External Benefits

Benefits of a good or service that are not captured by the market price and are received by third parties.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and products that are similar but differentiated.