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The Rapid Expansion and Diversification of Groups of Organisms into Newly

Question 59

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The rapid expansion and diversification of groups of organisms into newly available ecological niches is termed

A) generalization.
B) homology.
C) parallel evolution.
D) an adaptive radiation.
E) specialization.

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