Question

Which of the following would be the best example of adaptive radiation, where a species evolves into different forms and fills different niches?

Answer 1

What are the examples?

Answer 2

A raccoon born in a woodland near a city wanders into the city and learns to find food in an urban environment.
A species of plant grows on a mountain at high elevation that is very similar genetically to another species growing at lower elevations on the mountain.
A species of beetle moves into a new area and outcompetes the resident beetle species, driving the resident species to extinction.
Plants living in dry areas all over the world produce bad-tasting resins in their leaves to keep animals from eating them.

Answer 3

Plants living in dry areas all over the world produce bad-tasting resins in their leaves to keep animals from eating them.

Answer 4

You sure

Answer 5

Well, think about it. Why would a plant produce bad-tasting resins? because animals keep eating them. So they develop adaptive radiation.

Answer 6

But what about when it fills different niches?

Answer 7

What do you mean by that?

Answer 8

Its the last part on the question

Answer 9

well, they aren't the bottom of the food chain now, are they?

Answer 10

Thank you sorry about that it just really want to get a good grade, could you help me with a couple more questions

Answer 11

Sure thing! I told you I love biology! I was in AP chemistry my sophomore year

Answer 12

Which of the following correctly explains why scientists believe that great apes like chimpanzees and gorillas are more closely related to humans than monkeys on an evolutionary timeline?

Apes have smaller brains than monkeys and are less social than monkeys.
Monkeys have larger brains than apes and are smaller in size.
Monkeys are larger than apes and have prehensile tails.
Apes are larger than monkeys and have long legs and no tails.

Answer 13

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