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Adaptive radiation refers to:-
- AAdaptations due to Geographical isolation
- BMigration of members of a species to different geographical areas
- CEvolution of different species from a common ancestor
- DPower of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments
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Correct answer: C
Adaptive radiation refers to evolution of different species from a common ancestor. The mammals are adapted for different mode of life i.e. they show adaptive radiation. They can be aerial (bat), aquatic (whale and dolphins), burrowing or fossorial (rat), cursorial (horse), scantorial (squarrel) or arboreal (monkey). The adaptive radiation, the term by osborn, is also known as Divergent evolution.
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