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Capo

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on: Jul 10, 2018
What are the disadvantages of cultural adaptation over biological adaptation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What advantages does cultural adaptation have over biological adaptation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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DHRUVSHAH

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

Cultural adaptation may involve practices that are not adaptive over the long-term and practices that hinder survival.

Answer to Question 2

It can change more quickly and easily, and it can be a newly created change, unlike biological adaptation which must rely on chance mutations.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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