Question

multiple choice question
when a single ancestral species colonizes a new area, it often evolves into a wide array of descendant species with diverse habitats, forms, or behaviors. what is this phenomenon called?

○ hybridization concept
○ reproductive isolation
○ adaptive radiation
○ sympatric speciation

Explanation:

Adaptive radiation is the process where a single ancestral species colonizes a new area and evolves into a variety of descendant species with diverse characteristics to adapt to different habitats, forms, or behaviors. Hybridization concept involves the crossing of different species. Reproductive isolation is about barriers to reproduction between species. Sympatric speciation is the formation of new species in the same geographical area without physical separation.

Answer:

Adaptive radiation