NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment is called ____
A
Adaptation
B
Homeostasis
C
Selective Breeding
D
Mutation
Explanation: 

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: -This means adapting to be able to survive the climatic conditions of the ecosystem, predators, and other species that compete for the same food and space. An adaptation is a modification or change in the organism’s body or behaviour that helps it to survive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Specific features which enable an organism to survive in a particular habitat, are called adaptations.

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