EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -In multicellular organisms, different kinds of cells perform different tasks. What is the adaptation of a cell for a particular function called? specialization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evolutionary adaptation is defined as the alteration or adjustment in structure or habits which is hereditary, and by which a species or individual improves its ability to survive and pass on its genes in relationship to the environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cell specializations make it possible to express fewer genes in individual cells of multicellular organisms, thus protecting genes from the damage of mutagens.

Detailed explanation-4: -A species is said to be “specialized” if, for example, the range of temperatures under which it thrives or prey species on which it feeds is narrower than another species. Thus specialization and generalization are relative terms, and they are also dynamic in ecological and evolutionary time and space.