This lesson focuses on adaptations as a driving force in evolutionary diversity. Adaptations are characteristics within a species that enhance its chances of survival and reproduction. Adaptations can be behavioral, structural, or functional. Students must understand that these adaptations are not acquired in the course of the organism’s lifetime, but are inherited traits that have been passed down
The module gives a brief introduction to the physical features and processes of the Arctic region and highlights the significant factors that influence those features and processes. Though focusing on northern flora and fauna, this module gives insight into extreme biological processes and some concepts are applicable to Antarctica as well. Developed by Bruce Forbes and Steve Young for the
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