What is the term used when more than one adaptive radiation appears to have occurred in an isolated…

What is the term used when more than one adaptive radiation appears to have occurred in an isolated geographical area?
  1. Adaptive radiation
  2. Convergent evolution
  3. Natural selection
  4. Fitness

Solution

When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area, it is called convergent evolution. This happens when organisms from different evolutionary lineages independently evolve similar features in response to similar environmental pressures.

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