NEET Previous Year Question
Select the correct group/set of Australian Marsupials exhibiting adaptive radiation.
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ALemur, Anteater, Wolf
- BTasmanian wolf, Bobcat, Marsupial mole
- CNumbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger
- DMole, Flying squirrel, Tasmanian tiger cat
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called adaptive radiation. Australian marsupials exhibit this phenomenon and gave varieties of marsupials, e.g., Numbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger, etc.More Evolution PYQs
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