GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
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Question
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An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)
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vestigial structure
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speciation
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analogous structure
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adaptation
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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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fitness is an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its environment, while adaptations are inherited characteristics that increase an organism’s chance of survival.
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