Question

unit exam - evolution of populations
which of these processes led to the development of several new finch species on the galapagos islands?
heavy predation
extinction
adaptive radiation

Explanation:

Adaptive radiation is a process where 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. On the Galapagos Islands, finches evolved into different species to adapt to various food - sources and habitats. Heavy predation and extinction do not lead to the development of new species in the way adaptive radiation does.

Answer:

C. adaptive radiation