A single species has evolved into several different forms that live in different ways. What term describes this process?

Question

a
mass extinction
b
convergent evolution
c
punctuated equilibrium
d
adaptive radiation

Answer 1

d
adaptive radiation

Answer 2

are you sure this is right

Answer 3

Yes, I am confident that the correct term for a single species evolving into several different forms that live in different ways is adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation occurs when a single ancestral species rapidly diversifies into a variety of new forms as they adapt to new environments or exploit new ecological niches.