Practice mode Evolution

The Galápagos finches, which evolved many beak forms from a single ancestral species to exploit different foods, illustrate ____.

Correct answer C. adaptive radiation

Explanation

Adaptive radiation is the rapid diversification of one ancestral form into many species, each adapted to a different niche. Darwin's finches have beaks suited to seeds, insects, cactus and other foods.

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