Explain how organisms develop adaptations.

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Problem 1SQ: Instructions in __________ govern how organisms are built and function.
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Explain how organisms develop adaptations.

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ADAPTATION

The characteristics of an organism that help it to survive in a given environment are called adaptation

 

  • Adaptations are traits that an organism inherits from its parents.
  • Gene coding for certain number of traits happen within the population of organism
  • Adaptation develop when certain variations occur within a population which may result in survival of the fittest.
  • Variation occurs due to mutation or already exist within the population.
  • Mutation maybe harmful or beneficial by environmental changes and help the organism to adapt to the environment.
  • The organisms that survive pass this favorable trait on to their offspring.
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