Another example of adaptive radiation is the large number of marsupials that exist in Australia. Explain why this is another example of adaptive radiation.

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anonymous · Answer

Adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.

From that information, why do you think that the large number of marsupials that exist in Australia is an example of adaptive radiation?

anonymous · Answer

I'm not really sure...