Which expression represents the phrase below? The product of 15 and the quantity 12 less than a number.
a. (15 x 12) - a
b. 15(a - 12)
c. 15+ (12-a)
d. 12a * 15

Answer C

Step-by-step explanation:

the product of 15 and the quantity 12 less than a number

the answer is; biodiversity resulting from few ancestors

adaptive radiation occurs when a population is subjected to a large natural environment with spatial ecological variations. the parts of the population in the different ecologies begin to adapt to their local environments. due to non-random mating across the large populations, this causes the different populations from the large population to speciate within their local environments. they, therefore, diverge to different species sharing a common ancestor.