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What is adaptive radiation?A. the shifting of allele frequencies within a populationB. when organisms with a low fitness are unable tosurvive and reproduceC. when a few organisms colonize a new area and evolveto fill the roles and niches within itD. when a species evolves a new defense mechanism as aresult of its predation

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The correct option is C. when a few organisms colonize a new area and evolve to fill the roles and niches within it. This happens when few organisms generate multiple different

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