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ISBN: 9780078024207

Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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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 t…

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How is the CAM pathway adaptive in a desert habitat?

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Biology: Concepts and Investigations

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