Question

Marsupials, such as kangaroos, koalas, and wombats, are mammals that care for their newborn young in a pouch. All marsupials that are found in Australia are thought to have evolved from a single species that migrated to the island and then adapted to the various niches. What does this example illustrate?

Answer 1

Adaptive Radiation- The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling a variety of ecological niches.

Answer 2

The correct answer is adaptive radiation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Adaptive radiation is a process of rapid diversification of an ancestral species into a large number of descendant species in a different environment with adaptive morphological and physiological traits.

Over 200 species of Marsupials mice, moles, flying squirrels and flying phalanger are found in Australia continent which was formed as a result of adaptive radiation from ancestral species to occupy the different niches of Australia.

Thus, adaptive radiation is the correct answer.