Question

this sentence is from the passage. \tropical faunas encompass more lifestyles too, thanks to rampant adaptive diversification; most temperate bats feed on insects, for example, whereas some of their hothouse relatives specialize on fruit, nectar, fish, frogs, or birds.\ (paragraph 2) what does the phrase adaptive diversification mean in the sentence? 1. the range of activities in animals who respond to differences in weather 2. the change in habits of animals who move to different areas of the world 3. the variation in behaviors of animals who belong to the same general group 4. the diversity of foods eaten by animals who inhabit the same part of the world part b which detail from the sentence best supports the correct answer from part a? 1. \tropical faunas\

Explanation:

The passage shows that within the general group of bats, temperate and tropical ones have different feeding - behaviors. This represents the variation in behaviors of animals in the same general group, which is what "adaptive diversification" means here. For Part B, the example of different feeding habits of bats within the same general group (temperate and tropical bats) is shown by "most temperate bats feed on insects...whereas some of their hothouse relatives specialize on fruit, nectar, fish, frogs, or birds", so the detail that best supports the answer is this contrast in feeding habits.

Answer:

Part A: 3. the variation in behaviors of animals who belong to the same general group
Part B: "most temperate bats feed on insects, for example, whereas some of their hothouse relatives specialize on fruit, nectar, fish, frogs, or birds"