Which of the Following Would Tend to Promote Adaptive Radiation

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would tend to promote adaptive radiation?

• A)A single species goes extinct,but it has several competitors that quickly expand to assume its ecological roles.
• B)An organism colonizes an isolated area that is habitable but relatively devoid of life.
• C)An organism colonizes an area that already has a high level of existing species diversity.
• D)An organism has a very stable set of features and capabilities over long spans of evolutionary time.

---

Definitions:

Inadequate Medical Care

Health care services that fail to meet basic standards of quality and accessibility for the treatment of medical conditions.

Social Organization

The structured arrangement of social relationships and roles that shape collective behavior within a society.

Social Inequality

The uneven distribution of resources, opportunities, and rights among different social statuses and groups within a society.

Capitalism

An economic system where capital goods are owned by individuals or corporations, with investments, prices, production, and distribution largely driven by competition in an unrestricted market.