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2.6 Adaptations

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Adaptations are heritable traits that improve an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in its environment. Organisms adapt to their environment over time, both in short-term and long-term scales, via incremental changes at the genetic level.

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7 lessons

  1. 2.1Introduction to BiodiversityPreview lesson
  2. 2.2Ecosystem ServicesPreview lesson
  3. 2.3Island BiogeographyPreview lesson
  4. 2.4Ecological TolerancePreview lesson
  5. 2.5Natural Disruptions to EcosystemsPreview lesson
  6. 2.6AdaptationsThis lesson
  7. 2.7Ecological SuccessionPreview lesson

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