How should adaptation in an organism be understood?
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Correct answer: A heritable trait that helps survival in a particular environment
Adaptation is an inherited structural, physiological, or behavioural feature that improves an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in a particular environment. Natural selection can increase its frequency over generations. Therefore option A is correct. A learned skill need not be inherited, a colour change is only one possible example, and an adaptation is not necessarily harmful.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A heritable trait that helps survival in a particular environment
Why is this the correct answer?
Adaptation is an inherited structural, physiological, or behavioural feature that improves an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in a particular environment. Natural selection can increase its frequency over generations. Therefore option A is correct. A learned skill need not be inherited, a colour change is only one possible example, and an adaptation is not necessarily harmful.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: World of Living. Topic: Heredity and Evolution.
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