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Adaptive radiation is believed to have occurred multiple times throughout evolutionary history, with one of the most notable events occurring after the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period, around 66 million years ago. This event allowed mammals to rapidly diversify and occupy various ecological niches. Other significant instances of adaptive radiation include the diversification of Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands and the rapid evolution of reptiles after the Permian-Triassic extinction, approximately 252 million years ago.
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The rapid formation of many new species as in this case is called?
Adaptive Radiation :)
What is the term for biodiversity that results from new ancestral species?
Adaptive radiation is the term for biodiversity that results from few ancestral species.
What is an adaptive zone?
An adaptive zone is an environment which allows the development of adaptive radiation.
Divergent evolution is also known as?
Divergent evolution is also known as adaptive radiation.
What occur during periods of adaptive radiation?
Generally, evolution of several species occurs during periods of adaptive radiation. These new species have evolved to "adapt" to new environments created by changes like massive flooding around continents and changes to the sea floor.
Adaptive radiation is likely to produce several to many?
Adaptive Radiation is likely to produce a cluster of species in a short period of time.
Rapid speciation under conditions in which there is little competition?
adaptive radiation
Why a species is most likely to undergo adaptive radiation?
A species is most likely to undergo adaptive radiation when it colonizes a new region with diverse ecological niches that are unoccupied by competitors. This creates opportunities for the species to exploit different resources and adapt to various environments, leading to rapid diversification and the evolution of multiple distinct species.
What happened after plant first became able to live on land?
Adaptive radiation spread them into many land niches
After plants moved to land what happnend?
adaptive radiation formed mant new land plant species
The wings of robins and the wings of dragonflies are examples of?
adaptive radiation
Mass extinctions create conditions that promote?
Adaptive Radiation
