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What is acclimatization? How is it different from adaptation

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Answered by amritanshu6
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Acclimatization or acclimatisation (also called acclimation or acclimatation) is the process in which an individual organismadjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain performance across a range of environmental conditions. Acclimatization occurs in a short period of time (hours to weeks), and within the organism's lifetime (compared to adaptation, which is a development that takes place over many generations). This may be a discrete occurrence (for example, when mountaineers acclimate to high altitude over hours or days) or may instead represent part of a periodic cycle, such as a mammalshedding heavy winter fur in favor of a lighter summer coat. Organisms can adjust their morphological, behavioral, physical, and/or biochemical traits in response to changes in their environment.

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Answered by letmeanswer12
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Adaptation is a natural process that occurs in all living things. This is to ensure the species' cohesion and long-term viability. The process is claimed to be reversible.Acclimation can occur in a natural setting, and if it does, it only takes a short time for organisms and plants to adapt. This is where an irreversible process takes place.

Explanation:

  • Individuals' quick adaptation to a change in their environment is referred to as acclimatization.
  • It's a short-term response to a change in the environment or habitat. It takes place in a brief amount of time.
  • Furthermore, it occurs during an organism's lifetime, therefore it has no bearing on the species' evolutionary process.
  • Adaptation is a physical response produced to adapt to changes in a living's physical and complex structure caused by changes in living space, whereas acclimation is a physical response made to conform to those changes.
  • Adaptation is permanent, whereas acclimatisation is temporary.
  • Adaptation is a common and necessary cycle for animal survival, whereas acclimation is more likely to occur when there are little changes in the environment.
  • Adaptation affects the developmental cycle, but acclimation does not affect it.
  • Adaptation cannot be reversed, however acclimation can be switched after the previous conditions have been established.
  • Adaptation is the long-term adaptation of a group of organisms to a changing climate.
  • A temporary, impermanent adaptation of a living entity for a natural change is referred to as acclimation.
  • The camel's ability to survive for long periods in the desert with little or no water is an example of adaptation.
  • Physical responses to ecological changes, such as shuddering when exposed to a cold climate, are adjusted during acclimation.
  • Alterations that occur as a result of adaptation will, on average, endure until new changes are required.
  • Acclimation is a short adaptation to ongoing changes in the natural environment.
  • It only affects the creature's life expectancy and has no bearing on the species' development examples.
  • Adaptation is a natural process that occurs in all living things.
  • This is to ensure the species' cohesion and long-term viability.
  • The process is claimed to be reversible.
  • Acclimation can occur in a natural setting, and if it does, it only takes a short time for organisms and plants to adapt.
  • This is where an irreversible process takes place.
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