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   adaptation

   /ˌadəpˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of adapting or being adapted: "the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs" Similar convertingconversionalterationmodificationadjustmentchangingtransformationremodellingrevampingreshapingreconstructiontailoringcustomizingadjustmentconformityacclimatizationaccommodationattunementfamiliarizationhabituationorientationconditioninginurementhardeningseasoningacculturationassimilationintegrationdomesticationnaturalizationblending infitting insettling insettling downacclimation
   • ▪ a film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work: "a three-part adaptation of"
   • ▪ the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment: "living in groups is an adaptation to increase the efficiency of hunting"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare (see adapt).

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   What does adaptation Mean?

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   What are structural adaptations?

   • Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism, such as shape, body covering, armament, and internal organization. Behavioural adaptations are inherited systems of behaviour, whether inherited in detail as instincts, or as a neuropsychological capacity for learning. Examples include searching for food, mating, and vocalizations.

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   What is a physiological adaptation?

   • Physiological adaptations permit the organism to perform special functions such as making venom, secreting slime, and phototropism, but also involve more general functions such as growth and development, temperature regulation, ionic balance and other aspects of homeostasis. Adaptation affects all aspects of the life of an organism.

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   What is the difference between adaptation and adaptedness?

   • 1. Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats. 2. Adaptedness is the state of being adapted: the degree to which an organism is able to live and reproduce in a given set of habitats. 3.

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   Adaptation is the process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment through natural selection. Learn about different types of adaptation, such as physiological, genetic, and functional, and how they are studied and tested in biology.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word adaptation, from a new form of a composition to a biological trait that improves fitness. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.

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   Adaptation is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, and the resulting state or trait. Learn about the history, principles, and examples of adaptation in biology.

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   Adaptation is the process of changing to suit different conditions, or a characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive in a particular environment. Learn more about adaptation in biology, movies, books, and more with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Adaptation is the act or process of adapting or the state of being adapted; adjustment. It can also refer to a change in structure, function, or behavior that improves an organism's chance of survival in a specific environment.

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    Adaptation is the act of changing something or yourself to suit a new situation, or a result of such a change. It can also refer to a film or TV programme based on a book or play, or a biological or physiological modification in organisms.