Assume that a massive land bridge is formed between two continents, allowing a variety of species to expand their range. What might be an important evolutionary result of this?
a. This will place too much pressure on habitat, which will cause mass extinctions.
b. The influx of new species would place too much pressure on the environment and evolution would cease.
c. Resources will not be available to support evolutionary events.
d. Cross-mating of species would drive them to extinction.
e. Species will diversify as they undergo adaptive radiation.
Ans: e. Species will diversify as they undergo adaptive radiation
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