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    Select the correct statement:

    A. Adaptation is sensing and perceiving the world around us.
    B. Adaptation is an adjustment in sensory capacity after prolonged exposure to changing stimuli.
    C. Adaptation only occurs at night.
    D. Adaptation is an adjustment in sensory capacity after prolonged exposure to unchanging stimuli.

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    B

    That would depend on how one INTENDS to use the word adaptation


    Adapting: To the process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions, or the resulting change something


    Adapted to fit need:  Something that has been modified to suit different conditions or a different purpose


    Change to suit environment:   The development of physical and behavioral characteristics that allow organisms to survive and reproduce in their habitats


     



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