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Adaptation Worksheet

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Adaptation or acclimation? Young ecologists determine which is being exemplified in twenty questions. When teaching about adaptations, make sure to talk about acclimation, a short-term learned response to a change in the surroundings. Assess your learners' understanding by assigning this instructional activity or going through the examples together in class.

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adaptations, natural selection

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9th - 12th
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