AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A change in the structure and function of an organism that results from a natural process by which an organism is better fitted to survive and also multiply in an environment is called adaptation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term “adaptation” refers to a change in an organism’s structure and function as a result of a natural process that makes the organism more suited to endure and proliferate in a given environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -An adaptation can be structural, meaning it is a physical part of the organism. An adaptation can also be behavioral, affecting the way an organism responds to its environment. An example of a structural adaptation is the way some plants have adapted to life in dry, hot deserts.

Detailed explanation-4: -adaptation, in biology, the process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment; it is the result of natural selection’s acting upon heritable variation over several generations.

Detailed explanation-5: -An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment.