Question

Pick the answer that contains an example of adaptive radiation?

A. One population of squirrels becomes two separate species over a long time.
B. One population of lizards leads to 15 separate species over a short time.
C. One species of birds becomes better suited to its environment over time.
E. Two species of fish begin to breed with each other.

Answer 1

Out of the choices given, the answer that contains an example of adaptive radiation is that one population of lizards leads to 15 separate species over a short time. Adaptive radiation is "rapid diversification of a species in a short amount of time." The correct answer is B.