If a trait is an adaptation, in evolutionary terms, which of the following must be true?
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What must be true for a trait to be an adaptation?First, the trait must be beneficial; in other words, it must increase the organism's probability of surviving and reproducing. Second, the trait must be heritable so that it can be passed to an organism's offspring.
What is adaptation in evolutionary theory?An adaptation is a feature that arose and was favored by natural selection for its current function. Adaptations help an organism survive and/or reproduce in its current environment.
What does it mean that a trait is adaptive?A trait is an aspect of the whole or of a certain portion of the developmental pattern of the organism. An adaptive trait is, then, an aspect of the developmental pattern which facilitates the survival and/or reproduction of its carrier in a certain succession of environments.
What is true about an adaptation?a. adaptations arise in response to the needs or organisms to survive and reproduce, then those that survive will have an increase in frequency of the adaptation within the population over time.
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