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In Biology, What Is The Difference Between Adaptive Radiation And Allopatric Speciation?


To me they both seem like the process where a species is divided and evolves within their own niche to become a separate species from their ancestral species.

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What May Occur When There Are Many Niches To Be Filled In An Environment?


A. adaptive radiation
B. mutation
C. population genetics
D. genetic equilibrium

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Biology Speciation Crossword?


Similar selection pressures lead to similar features the evolve in related species (7)
Reproductive isolating mechanism that occurs before fertilization (10)
Speciation that occurs abruptly (13)
Small population rapidly diverges to occupy new niches in adaptive radiation (13)

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Which Of The Following Would Tend To Promote Adaptive Radiation?


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a) an area has a high number of species that exploit most of the available ecological opportunities.
b) an organism has a very stable set of features and capabilities over long spans of evolutionary time.
c) an organism colonizes an isolated area that is habitable but relatively devoid of life.
d) an organism colonizes an area that already has a high level of existing species diversity.
2. Which of the following statements regarding the definition of species is FALSE?
a) Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life.
b) The ecological species concept identifies species in terms of their ecological niches.
c) The phylogenetic species concept defines a species as a set of organisms with a unique genetic history.
d) The morphological species concept relies upon comparing the DNA sequences of organisms.
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Which Of The Following Describes The Process Of Adaptive Radiation?


A. Random changes occur in the genes or chromosomes of an orgnism.
B. Organisms move from one location to another without returning.
C. Organisms are separated from members of their species by rivers or mountains.
D. A species changes to fill many niches in an area.

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