Question

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select the definition of adaptation from the phrases provided.
○ a learned behavior that increases a species survival or reproduction
○ the process of finding a new habitat due to an environmental stressor
○ an inherited trait that increases the survival and reproduction of organisms that bear it
○ a genetic change that alters the gene pool of a species

Explanation:

Adaptation in biology refers to inherited traits that enhance an organism's fitness (survival and reproduction). Learned behaviors are not adaptations (they are not inherited), habitat relocation is migration, and genetic changes altering gene pools describe evolution, not adaptation itself. The correct option matches the biological definition of adaptation.

Answer:

an inherited trait that increases the survival and reproduction of organisms that bear it