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An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: Film adaptation , a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays or historical sources).
Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism's behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment. [1] [2] Fundamental to the way in which organisms cope with environmental variation, phenotypic plasticity encompasses all types of environmentally induced changes (e.g. morphological, physiological, behavioural, phenological) that may or may not be ...
Visual adaptation is the temporary change in sensitivity or perception when exposed to a new or intense stimulus, and the lingering afterimage that may result when the stimulus is removed. These continuous small adjustments reflect the neural coding process of the visual system , and exist so the brain can attempt to "normalize" the visual ...
Adaptation affects all aspects of the life of an organism. [24] The following definitions are given by the evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky: 1. Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats. [25] [26] [27] 2.
numerous adaptations and sequels: various: several, most famously the 1951 Disney adaptation [1] several: several: several: several – Anne Shirley (Lucy Maud Montgomery) Anne of Green Gables' (1908) Anne of Avonlea (1909) no: no: Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (2016) Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series)
Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a gradual decrease over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus. For example, if a hand is rested on a table, the table's surface is immediately felt against the skin.
Infants and children show a high degree of developmental plasticity and adaptive sensitivity to context. An extended childhood is needed in which to learn the complexities of human social communities. Many aspects of childhood serve as preparations for adulthood and were selected over the course of evolution (deferred adaptations).
Aquatic plants require special adaptations for prolonged inundation in water, and for floating at the water surface. The most common adaptation is the presence of lightweight internal packing cells, aerenchyma, but floating leaves and finely dissected leaves are also common.