Which of the following animals show adaptive radiation based on locomotion? (a) Scorpion, elephant, human (b) cheetah, kangaroo, mole (c) praying mantis, seal, python (d) cockroach, squirrel, toad. Please explain your answer

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Option b is correct.
The limbs are modifications of the pentadactyl limbs of the ancestors shrews.Moles are fossorial mammals (limbs are modified for digging but poorly adapted for locomotion).
in kangaroo limbs are modified for leaping whereas in cheetah locomotion is cursorial type i.e modified for running.

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