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. Examples of traits include the size and shape of a bird’s beak.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three types of adaptations: structural, physiological, and behavioral. Structural adaptations are how the animal’s body functions or looks on the outside. Body parts (like feet and ears) and body coverings (like fur and scales) are structural adaptations.

Detailed explanation-4: -The characteristics of an organism that help it to survive in a given environment are called adaptations. Adaptations are traits that an organism inherits from its parents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Adaption refers to the behavioral or physical attributes of an animal that helps them survive better in its ecosystem. Animal adaptation can be in the way they look (camouflage) to escape from their predators. Different animals have developed different adaptations to survive in their habitat.