Multiple Choice
A single seed lands on one of a group of isolated islands. Several million years later, its descendants have evolved into a number of new species on the different islands, representing a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines. This is an example of ____.
A) adaptive radiation
B) punctuated equilibrium
C) genetic drift
D) microevolution
E) mutation
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