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(A) Adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms,particu

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(A) Adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms,particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available,creates new challenges,or opens new environmental niches.This process leads to the development of new species that are adapted to different habitats and ways of life,representing a form of divergent evolution.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ Anteater	$(i)$ Marsupial mouse
$(b)$ Mouse	$(ii)$ Spotted cuscus
$(c)$ Mole	$(iii)$ Marsupial mole
$(d)$ Lemur	$(iv)$ Numbat

An evolutionary process,giving rise to new species adapting to new habitats and ways of life is called

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List-$I$ List-$II$

$(a)$ Anteater $(i)$ Marsupial mouse

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