Adaptation

Adaptation is the process where an organism evolves to better suite their habitat

An example of Adaptation is an Antartic Fish. This fish has evolved to produce "anti-freeze" proteins in their blood, to survive the cold freezing temperatures in the water.

Types of Adaptations

Adaptation types

• Behavioral Adaptation is changes in an organisms responses to help with their survival example (hibernation, migration, and instincts)
• Physical/ Structural are characteristics that are made to the organism to appeal to mates or protect against predators. Examples include camoflauge, bright colors, size changes etc.

Natural Selection

Natural selection is the natural proces of organisms more adapted to their environment are suited to survive.

Evolution shows that overtime organisms have adapted to certain conditions that differ from its original structure. This relates to adaptation as they correspond with each other as an organism changes through adaptation, it evolves vice versa. This is relative to many organisms such as birds who vary in size to their environment contrast to their ancestors who are unlike todays birds.

What happens if Organisms fail to Adapt?

The population of species decreases, it is not uncommon for many species, as some have gone extinct as they were unable to survive due to their condition.

Mutation is a factor that can help increase adaptation, with the apperance of a mutation it can prove beneficial.

Examples of some beneficial mutations in humans include HIV resistance, lactose tolerance, and trichromatic vision.

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace developed the theory of natural selection. Wallace believed that the evolution was connected to the adaptation of organisms to changing environmental conditions.

The significance of adaptation is to understand the process on why organisms are more suited to conditions than others. The direction selection of species and how it maintains balance. Adaptation plays a role in predators, prey, bacteria, plants, etc. The importance of it is, is that it's the most essential factor in living beings.

Remembering Adaptaion

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