adaptation occurs

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Used to state that the process of adaptation is happening or taking place, often over time.

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  • Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.
  • Evolutionary adaptation occurs when natural selection favors certain traits.
  • Psychological adaptation occurs as individuals learn to cope with new stressors.
  • Significant physiological adaptation occurred in the animals moved to a higher altitude.
  • This cultural adaptation will occur gradually over several generations.
  • Organizational adaptation occurs in response to shifting market demands.
  • Cellular adaptation occurs to protect the organism from environmental harm.
  • As the climate warms, rapid adaptation occurs in some resilient species.
  • Sensory adaptation occurs when you get used to a continuous stimulus, like a constant noise.
  • Several crucial adaptations occurred that allowed these creatures to survive the ice age.