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Значение термина adaptation в knolik
adaptation - adaptation
adaptation - (1) Evolutionary. Any characteristic of living organisms which, in the environment they inhabit, improves their chances of survival and ultimately of leaving descendants, in comparison with the chances of similar organisms without the characteristic; natural selection therefore tends to establish adaptations in a population. An adaptation to a particular feature of the environment means a characteristic which is an adaptation because it reduces destruction by that particular feature. An adaptation to a particular activity of an organism (e.g. to flying) means simply a characteristic which makes possible or improves performance of that activity without necessarily being measured in terms of survival, though usually that is implied. (2) Physiological. Change in an organism as a result of exposure to certain environmental conditions which makes it react more effectively to these conditions. (3) Sensory. Change in excitability of a sense-organ as a result of continuous stimulation such that a more intense stimulus becomes necessary to produce the same response. E.g. contact of an object with the skin at once excites the touch receptors; but if contact is simply maintained the touch receptors quickly cease to respond, though they will respond again to a more intense stimulus. Different receptors differ much in the extent of their adaptation.
Рядом со словом adaptation в knolik
| acustico-lateralis system | В начало буква "" буквосочетание "" | adaptive enzyme |
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