Which of the following scenarios is explained by adaptive radiation?
A)The average running speed of a cheetah increases each generation due to the gazelles getting faster.
B)The toxicity level of the bark of a species of plant increases due to constantly being attacked by aphids.
C)The color pattern of the moths living in the woods of England become darker as the levels of pollution increase during the Industrial Revolution.
D)All of these are examples of adaptive radiation.

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Adaptive radiation is the process by which a group of organisms evolves to occupy different habitats and niches, often resulting in the development of new species. In the given scenarios, all of them involve the evolution of a species in response to changes in their environment, which is a characteristic of adaptive radiation.

Which of the Following Scenarios Is Explained by Adaptive Radiation