AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -To scientists, an adaptation is any characteristic that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can be physical as well as behavioral. Most adaptations happen slowly-they are traits that are inherited over many generations.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ADAPTATION is any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment. A STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION is an inherited body structure. Webbed feet, sharp claws, beak type, wings for flying, feathers, fur, scales, spines, thorns, or types of leaves, can all help organisms survive in an environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: A biological characteristic with a heritable basis that improves reproduction and/or survival and results from evolution by natural selection.