Question

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

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, which is an example of adaptive radiation. Extinction would reduce species, and heavy predation doesn't lead to new species development in the way adaptive radiation does.

Answer:

B. adaptive radiation