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sammy

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Which of the following defines adaptability?
 
  a. short-term changes in physiology
  b. the maintenance of a polymorphic trait
  c. the ability of an organism to make anatomical changes
  d. the situation when heterozygotes have a selective advantage over homozygotes

Question 2

What is the main difference between acclimatization and adaptability?
 
  a. acclimatization is very short-term, adaptability is more long-term
  b. adaptability refers to genetic changes that can be inherited, acclimatization does not
  c. acclimatization refers to changes at the allele level, adaptability refers to phenotypic changes
  d. adaptability is very short-term, acclimatization is more long-term


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Tonyam972

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer c

Answer to Question 2

Answer a


sammy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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