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Look to Darwin's finches to see how one species coming from the South American mainland to the Galapagos Islands could radiate throughout the many islands and change in size, color, feeding habits and beak size by adapting to the immediate environments and being subject to competitive exclusion pressures for territory and types of foodstuffs.

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What is the production of several species from ancestral species called?

adaptive radiation


What is the production of several species from one ancestral species called?

The production of several species from one ancestral species is called adaptive radiation. This process occurs when a single ancestral species diversifies into multiple different species in order to adapt to various ecological niches.


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 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.


What has a single species that has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways has undergone?

Adaptive radiation, where a single species diversifies into multiple forms to exploit different niches within their environment. This process allows for the evolution of various adaptations that improve their survival and reproduction in specific habitats.


What is the relationship between speciation and adaptive radiation?

Adaptive radiation is a rapid form of speciation that takes place when there is a mass immigration to new ecological niches, or a mass extinction of one dominant life form opening up niches for other life forms. Darwin's finches are examples of the former, as they reached the Galapagos Islands as one species and radiated from there into many different species of birds make there living in various ways that called for morphological changes, basically in beak size and shape. The death of the dinosaurs is an example of the latter radiation event. That is when several types of small mammals radiated out into all the niches left open bu the dinosaurs.


A process in which a small group evolves into several different forms that live in different ways is called?

Adaptive radiation. This process occurs when a common ancestor diversifies into different species to exploit various ecological niches, leading to the evolution of distinct forms within a relatively short period of time.


How is a single ancestral species able to diversify into several new species through radiation?

Look to Darwin's finches to see how one species coming from the South American mainland to the Galapagos Islands could radiate throughout the many islands and change in size, color, feeding habits and beak size by adapting to the immediate environments and being subject to competitive exclusion pressures for territory and types of foodstuffs.


What page in things fall apart is the ancestral feast?

This depends on the version of the book you have. There are several ancestral feasts mentioned, though it is not completely clear which feasts are ancestral feasts. Further, many feasts such as the Feast of the New Yam cover several pages, if not several chapters.


A small group of rodents have arrived on an island in the Pacific Ocean where no rodents are naturally found This small group may rapidly evolve into several different sub-species to take advantage o?

Adaptive Radiation


What is adaptive technology list several examples?

computers and electronics


What factors have contributed to the adaptive radiation of the thousands of endemic species of the Hawaiian Archipelago?

The adaptive radiation of endemic species in the Hawaiian Archipelago has been driven by several key factors. First, the islands' isolation provides a unique environment with limited competition and predators, allowing species to evolve independently. Second, the diverse habitats created by varied climates, elevations, and geological features promote niche differentiation. Lastly, the presence of various ecological opportunities, such as adaptive traits that allow species to exploit different resources, has facilitated rapid speciation and diversification.