What is the term for the rapid expansion and diversification of groups of organisms into newly available ecological niches?

a. Specialization
b. Homology
c. Adaptive radiation
d. Parallel evolution
e. Generalization


c

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Which of the following statements about the English language is incorrect?

a. English belongs to the Indo-European language family. b. English belongs to the Germanic language subgroup. c. English is one of the many languages that diverged from an ancient unified language called Proto-IndoEuropean. d. English is a “daughter” language. e. English has historically suffered a narrowing and loss of meaning.

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THE Australian site where surprisingly robust 9,000-13,000-year-old human skulls were found is:

a. Kow Swamp. b. Lake Mungo. c. Melbourne. d. Tasmania.

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Discuss the importance of the biogas initiative in China. What barriers did Li Jian find to the adoption of this energy substitute in rural China?

What will be an ideal response?

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A descent group consists of a married couple and their children

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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