Henry reads the following claim

"After most dinosaurs went extinct, mammals evolved in a pattern of adaptive radiation."

Which observation provides the strongest evidence in support of this claim?

A. The wings of bats, which are flying mammals, have a different bone structure than the wings of birds

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B. Today's mammals include numerous, diverse species that fill a wide variety of niches

C. Today's mammals include one species, humans, that live in a wide variety of habitats on land

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D. Mammals that are used as livestock, such as sheep and cattle, were bred from wild ancestors

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Deegan Parker

Biology

11 October, 01:59

Henry reads the following claim

"After most dinosaurs went extinct, mammals evolved in a pattern of adaptive radiation."

Which observation provides the strongest evidence in support of this claim?

A. The wings of bats, which are flying mammals, have a different bone structure than the wings of birds

o

o

B. Today's mammals include numerous, diverse species that fill a wide variety of niches

C. Today's mammals include one species, humans, that live in a wide variety of habitats on land

O

D. Mammals that are used as livestock, such as sheep and cattle, were bred from wild ancestors

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Cynthia Baxter · Answer 1

B. Today's mammals include numerous, diverse species that fill a wide variety of niches.

Explanation:

The adaptive radiation is a type of evolutionary mechanism that can be represented by an accelerated process of diversification. This evolutionary process is produced when a taxonomic group is able to exploit new niches, when they have more availability to obtain food, etc.

In the case of mammal evolution, the extinction of dinosaurs enabled this group to make use of a wide range of new niches, thereby leading to its diversification.