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In all populations (plants and animals) there is variation in most traits. Some traits permit the possessor to survival a little better than its competitors so it will survive and produce like-traited offspring. This is adaptation.
Adapt or die.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoAdaptation occurs because animals need to be able to eat and survive in their environment. Finches beaks adapted based on the food source in their environment for example.
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∙ 12y agoAdaptation happens so animals, humans, or plants can survive in where they live. If they don't adapt, they could die.
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∙ 6y agoIf an organism doesn't have certain adaptations it needs to survive in the area or climate it lives in, the chances of it surviving are low.
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∙ 12y agoSo we can live. If we didn't have adaptations, we couldn't live here. For example, we sweat to keep cool.
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∙ 10y agoNatural selection causes adaptation, not the other way around.
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∙ 13y agothe forest
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What term refers to the ability of a living thing to adjust to environmental change?
There are 6 things all living organisms must do. - Have Cells - Sense and respond to change -Reproduce - Have DNA -Use energy -Grow and Develop
What is adaptation in living things?
The features that help a living thing to fulfil their basic needs and survive in its habitat are called as adaptations.
What does Skinner say is the primary characteristic of living things?
The basic characteristics of living things: *Be able to reproduce *Movement * Homo stasis *Adaptation and Evolution *Energy use *The Need for water *Respiration
What substances are necessary for living things to function?
Nutrition
What is the most important advantage an adaptation gives a living thing?
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What is a trait that will help a living thing survive?
All living things reproduce. Living things respond to their environment Living things adapt to their environment.
What type of adaptation helps living things hide in its environment?
That adaptation is called camouflage.
Responds and adjust changes of living things?
Evolution/adaptation.
What is the reaction called when living things adjust to a change in their environment?
Adaptation.
Almost all living things depend on the process of?
adaptation and evolution
What life processes do all living things carry out?
Metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation.
What term refers to the ability of a living thing to adjust to environmental change?
There are 6 things all living organisms must do. - Have Cells - Sense and respond to change -Reproduce - Have DNA -Use energy -Grow and Develop
How does the Sumatran tiger adapt to its habitat?
As with all living things adaptation is through evolution
Does living things give off nitrogen that enters the air through adaptation?
Yes
Why is cell division necessary for all living things?
It's just necessary
What is adaptation in living things?
The features that help a living thing to fulfil their basic needs and survive in its habitat are called as adaptations.
Why is water necessary for plant growth?
Plants are living things. All living things need water.
