LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An adaptation is best describe as which of the following?
A
A harmful trait that decreases the success of an organism.
B
A beneficial trait that decreases the success of an organism.
C
A harmful trait that increases the success of an organism.
D
A beneficial trait that increases the success of an organism.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Are Adaptations? Adaptations are inheritable characteristics that increase an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in an environment. Adaptations can help an organism find food and water, protect itself, or manage in extreme environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adaptation. A trait that improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in an environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -A trait is an aspect of the whole or of a certain portion of the developmental pattern of the organism. An adaptive trait is, then, an aspect of the developmental pattern which facilitates the survival and/or reproduction of its carrier in a certain succession of environments.

Detailed explanation-4: -An organism adapting to its environment can increase an organism’s fitness by continually adapting and experiencing a change in the environment. Every time an organism is exposed to a change in the environment, they become sensitized or used to that change and therefore increase their fitness or response.

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