Categorize the graph as linear increasing, linear decreasing, exponential growth, or exponential decay.

Answer with explanation:

Taking to points on the linear function ,that is x intercept and y intercept which are, (-2.5,0) and (0,-5) and writing the equation of line

which is given by intercept form

y = -5 - 2 x

Taking y as a dependent variable ,and x as as independent variable

x       -1        0     1      2        3       4

y        -3       -5    -7     -9    -11       -13

with increase in x value ,y value decreases or vice versa.

that is , if

then it is a decreasing function.

So, the given function is linear decreasing function.

Option B: Linear Decreasing

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.