Which One of the Following Statements About the Lake Victoria

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about the Lake Victoria cichlid fishes is false?

• A)The adaptive radiation of the estimated 300 species of cichlid fish was very rapid and took place during the last 200,000 years.
• B)The adaptive radiation of the Lake Victoria cichlids may have resulted from a key evolutionary innovation.
• C)Speciation of the Lake Victoria cichlids was mainly allopatric and resulted from varying lake levels.
• D)The diversity of the Lake Victoria cichlids continues today because the lake is devoid of predators.
• E)Many of the Lake Victoria cichlids have very specialized adaptations that allow them to occupy diverse habitats within the lakE.

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