Pick the answer that contains an example of adaptive radiation?

A. One population of squirrels becomes two separate species over a long time.

B. One population of lizards leads to 15 separate species over a short time.

C. One species of birds becomes better suited to its environment over time.

E. Two species of fish begin to breed with each other.

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Biology

Justice Gates

10 February, 08:19

Pick the answer that contains an example of adaptive radiation?

A. One population of squirrels becomes two separate species over a long time.

B. One population of lizards leads to 15 separate species over a short time.

C. One species of birds becomes better suited to its environment over time.

E. Two species of fish begin to breed with each other.

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Annalise Figueroa · Answer 1

Out of the choices given, the answer that contains an example of adaptive radiation is that one population of lizards leads to 15 separate species over a short time. Adaptive radiation is "rapid diversification of a species in a short amount of time." The correct answer is B.