Question

the diversity within the wild bird species in th diagram below can best be explained by which process?

natural selection
asexual reproduction
ecological succession
mitotic cell division

Answer 1

The diversity within wild bird species in the diagram can best be explained by **natural selection**. Natural selection is the process by which certain traits become more common in a population due to their advantageous effects on survival and reproduction in a given environment. This leads to the adaptation of species to their specific ecological niches, which results in increased diversity among related species. The other processes listed — asexual reproduction, ecological succession, and mitotic cell division — do not primarily account for the diversity of species in the same way that natural selection does.