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(B) Australian marsupials are a classic example of $Adaptive 	ext{ } radiation$. When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in a

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(B) Australian marsupials are a classic example of $Adaptive 	ext{ } radiation$. When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area (representing different habitats), one can call this $Convergent 	ext{ } evolution$. Australian marsupials, such as the Tasmanian wolf, sugar glider, and kangaroo, evolved from a common ancestral stock within the Australian continent, diversifying into various forms to occupy different ecological niches. This 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 $Adaptive 	ext{ } radiation$.

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