Adaptive radiation
A)reduces the size of prosperous ecological communities.
B)increases extinction rates.
C)allows new species to occupy different habitats.
D)observes trends in the fossil record.

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Adaptive radiation is the process in which a single ancestral species evolves into multiple new species, each occupying different ecological niches. This allows for new species to occupy different habitats and diversify the ecological community. It does not necessarily reduce the size of prosperous ecological communities and is not directly related to extinction rates. It can be observed in the fossil record through the appearance of many new species in a relatively short period of time.

Adaptive Radiation