1. THE PROCESS BY WHICH ORGANISMS CHANGE OVER TIME IS KNOWN AS 2. THE PROCESS WHEREBY ORGANISMS THAT ARE BETTER ADAPTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT TEND TO SURVIVE AND PRODUCE MORE OFFSPRING IS KNOWN AS 3. WHO DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF USE AND DISUSE? 4. WHICH THEORISTS SUGGESTED THAT ORGANISMS CAN "ACQUIRE" THE TRAITS NEEDED TO SURVIVE DURING A LIFE TIME? 5. WHICH THEORISTS SUGGESTED THAT ORGANISMS WITH BETTER TRAITS CAN SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE TO PASS THOSE FAVORABLE TRAITS TO THEIR OFFSPRINC?

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Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.