OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
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any trait an organism possesses
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how an organism evolves during its own lifetime.
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a gene an organism has.
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a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
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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: -An adaptation is an evolved trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. To decide whether a characteristic is an adaptation or not, we need to study the environment that the organism lives in because the environment influences the way organisms evolve.
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 adaptive trait is an aspect of the developmental pattern of the organism which enables or enhances the probability of that organism surviving and reproducing.