Physiological Adaptations

Adaptations that occur within the body, organs and tissues of an animal or plant

 A whole lot happens inside our bodies and inside other organisms.  Sometimes it is hard to see the physiological adaptations that an organism has.  Organisms that make venom or poison are good examples of physiological adaptations.  Or animals and plants in the desert that have special tissues to hold or absorb water are also good examples.
Snakes make venom to protect themselves and capture prey. It is a great adaptation, but can be costly for the snake to make.
The Giant African Millipede is toxic. It makes a poison that it releases through its skin, it keeps it from being a tasty treat for predators
All plants are able to bend toward the light, this is an excellent example of a physiological adaptation because it occurs inside the plant as a result of chemical reactions
You can see from this plant maze that plants are able to bend toward the light, a process called phototropism. This is an excellent example of a physiological adaptation because it occurs inside the plant as a result of chemical reactions

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    1. Hi Ben, I am not sure what your question is. If it is about the economy I am not sure I can answer your question, I only took one economics class in college. I will say this, Darwin’s great theory on Natural Selection (how adaptations happen) was inspired first, by his voyage on the SS Beagle to the Galapagos, and second by an economic paper written by Thomas Robert Malthus. Malthus said that populations cannot increase indefinitely, eventually the population will be checked by disease, food, water. Malthus was basically saying that limiting factors control and limit the growth of populations.

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