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(A) Adaptive radiation is the process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and radiating to other area

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Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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(A) Adaptive radiation is the process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and radiating to other areas of geography (habitats).Australian marsupials are a classic example of adaptive radiation,where a number of marsupials,each different from the other,evolved from an ancestral stock within the Australian island continent.Both the spotted cuscus and the marsupial mole are native marsupials of Australia,confirming that they are products of this specific adaptive radiation.Therefore,both the Assertion and the Reason are correct,and the Reason provides the correct context for the Assertion.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ Anteater	$(i)$ Marsupial mouse
$(b)$ Mouse	$(ii)$ Spotted cuscus
$(c)$ Mole	$(iii)$ Marsupial mole
$(d)$ Lemur	$(iv)$ Numbat

$A$: Spotted cuscus and marsupial mole are examples of marsupial radiation.
$R$: Both are found in the Australian region.

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Match the following List-$I$ with List-$II$ regarding adaptive radiation in Australian marsupials:

List-$I$ List-$II$

$(a)$ Anteater $(i)$ Marsupial mouse

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$(c)$ Mole $(iii)$ Marsupial mole

$(d)$ Lemur $(iv)$ Numbat

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$A$: Spotted cuscus and marsupial mole are examples of marsupial radiation.$R$: Both are found in the Australian region.