Which of the following statements about adaptive radiation is correct? View Available Hint (s) Which of the following statements about adaptive radiation is correct? Adaptive radiation occurs within a single lineage. Adaptive radiation occurs in species that live in one habitat. Adaptive radiation occurs very slowly over time. Adaptive radiation occurs in the presence of competitors.

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Hudson Rangel

7 February, 15:36

Which of the following statements about adaptive radiation is correct? View Available Hint (s) Which of the following statements about adaptive radiation is correct? Adaptive radiation occurs within a single lineage. Adaptive radiation occurs in species that live in one habitat. Adaptive radiation occurs very slowly over time. Adaptive radiation occurs in the presence of competitors.

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Deangelo Gibbs · Answer 1

Adaptive radiation occurs within a single lineage

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Adaptive radiation generally occurs when an organism enters a new area and different traits affect its survival. An adaptive radiation is a burst of evolution, creating several new species out of a single parent species, which simply means that adaptive radiation occurs when a single lineage produces many descendant species. Adaptive radiation is considered to be a rapid process, where adaptation from a recent common ancestor takes place in a short period of time (with respect to geological time, of course).