New ecological roles that were not previously exploited by an ancestral organism are referred to as:
A) paedomorphosis.
B) adaptive zones.
C) punctuated equilibrium.
D) adaptive radiation.
E) sympatric speciation.

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Adaptive zones refer to new ecological roles or niches that organisms can exploit, often leading to evolutionary diversification.

New Ecological Roles That Were Not Previously Exploited by an Ancestral