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What two theories help explain why some marsupial mammals are only. Found in Australia?
Two key theories that explain why some marsupial mammals are only found in Australia are the "Isolation Theory" and the "Adaptive Radiation Theory." The Isolation Theory suggests that Australia has been geographically isolated for millions of years, allowing unique marsupial species to evolve without competition from placental mammals. Meanwhile, the Adaptive Radiation Theory posits that after the extinction of dinosaurs, marsupials rapidly diversified and adapted to various ecological niches in Australia, leading to a rich variety of species that are now endemic to the continent.
An example of adaptive radiation is seen in?
The finches on Galapagos Islands. Marsupials provide another example.
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.
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.
What happened after plant first became able to live on land?
Adaptive radiation spread them into many land niches
Why does the Australian continent have animal life that is not found anywhere else?
It's been long isolated, so species found niches there which weren't coveted by more adaptive animals. Even so, the monotremes (echidnas and platypuses) are just hanging on and some marsupials, notably the thylacine, have lost out to their placental counterparts (in that case, the dog).
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
