Adaptive radiation could resulted in which of the following?

A. Many ancestral species evolve into one of descendant species that differ greatly in habitat, form and behavior from the ancestral species.
B. The evolution of the horse which depended on the change in food supply.
C. The abundant species of Hawaiian honeycreepers.
D. The 1,000 species of Drosophila found dispersed throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
E. The abundant species of Hawaiian honeycreepers and Drosophila found on the Hawaiian Islands.


E. The abundant species of Hawaiian honeycreepers and Drosophila found on the Hawaiian Islands.

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Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most complex to the least complex level?

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The animal(s) often associated with Salmonella strains is/are

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a. the hemoglobin gene b. homeodomains c. short tandem repeats d. the entire genome

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