According to evolutionary theory, what most likely led to high biodiversity among these birds?
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Birds with a variety of adaptive traits migrated to the islands.
Birds with a variety of adaptive traits migrated to the islands.
Individual birds adapted to better utilize their ancestors’ traits.
Individual birds adapted to better utilize their ancestors’ traits.
Ancestor bird populations adapted to survive a variety of habitats.
Ancestor bird populations adapted to survive a variety of habitats.
Unrelated birds reproduced to create new species with adaptive traits.
Unrelated birds reproduced to create new species with adaptive traits.
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The most likely explanation for the high biodiversity among Hawaiian honeycreepers is:
Ancestor bird populations adapted to survive a variety of habitats.
This option reflects the process of adaptive radiation, where ancestral species diversify and evolve into various forms to exploit different ecological niches in response to varying environmental conditions on the islands.
