NEET2012ZoologyEvolutionActual
Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as
Options
- Aadaptive radiation
- Bnatural selection
- Cmigration
- Ddivergent evolution
Correct answer
A. adaptive radiation
Step-by-step solution
The diversification of an ancestral group into two or more species in different habitats is called divergent evolution. When this involves large number of species to occupy different ritches, this is called adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation is the process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a species of animals or plants and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats). Darwin's finches represent one of best examples of this phenomenon. Australian marsupia