Adaptive radiation is likely to have led to which of the following?
A. The divergence of a single pea aphid population into two distinct species.
B. The 1,000 species of Drosophila found dispersed throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
C. The evolution of the horse via changes in climate and food supply.
D. The long period of equilibrium in a bat species in the Mariana Islands.
Answer: B
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