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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Evolutionary adaptation is the process through which organisms adapt or adjust to their surroundings to increase the chances of survival, mating, and reproduction. An organism's behavior, physiology, and structure are adjusted or changed to make it more …

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Describe three adaptations that allow for flight in birds.

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