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Acclimatization refers to which of the following?
 
  a. long-term adaptations of species to certain environmental conditions
  b. an individual's short-term physiological responses to the environment
  c. the appearance of a new species
  d. slow genetic changes in populations
  e. changes in climate

Question 2

Biological systems are balanced systems maintained by the interaction of physiological mechanisms that compensate for both external and internal changes. Such a balanced system is in
 
  a. hypoxia
  b. homeostasis
  c. heterostasis
  d. acclimatization
  e. polystasis



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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