Question

Humming birds and hawk illustrate

(a) convergent evolution 

(b) homology

(c) adaptive radiation 

(d) parallel evolution

Answer 1

Correct Option (c) adaptive radiation

Explanation:

Adaptive radiation or divergent evolution refers to the formation of different structures from a common ancestral form, e.g. wings of humming birds and hawk, fore limbs of horse, bat and human beings.