Which term indicates the evolution of many closely related species from one or a few ancestral species in a relatively short period of time?
A) Microevolution
B) Preadaptations
C) Adaptive radiation
D) Allometric growth
E) Allopatric speciation

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Adaptive radiation refers to the process where organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.

Which Term Indicates the Evolution of Many Closely Related Species