Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 12.3, Problem 1MC
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To determine:

The term adaptation, and the reasons that make adaptations more common within a population.

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Adaptations include behaviors, structures or physiological processes which can transfer from one generation to the next and makes the reproduction successful. Adaptations in an evolutionary sense, are characteristics that modify an individual’s ability to reproduce and survive.

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