Use the Following Figure to Answer the Questions Below

question 42

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the questions below.

-Upon being formed,oceanic islands,such as the Hawaiian Islands,should feature what characteristic,leading to which phenomenon?

• A)mass extinctions, leading to bottleneck effect
• B)major evolutionary innovations, leading to rafting to nearby continents
• C)a variety of empty ecological niches, leading to adaptive radiation
• D)adaptive radiation, leading to founder effect
• E)competition, leading to rafting to nearby lands

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

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A type of food preserved in a solution of vinegar or brine, characterized by its sour taste.

Salivation

The secretion and release of saliva into the mouth, which is often triggered by the sight, smell, or thought of food.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral trigger that, upon being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, in time elicits a conditioned response.