Adaptation - Biologically speaking, adaptation refers to the changes and adjustments an organism undergoes in order to become better suited (Or “Fit” in biological terms) to the environment it is currently in situated in. These changes can be either behavioral, physiological, structural, or even a combination of the three. Also, this term goes hand and hand with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and the concept of natural selection, because as these organisms adapt to new environments and undergo adaptations, the best and most favorable traits get their genes passed on to the next generation. A prime example of adaptation in work are the Galapagos Islands Finches. 1 species of finch migrated to the Galapagos Island a multitude of years
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Perhaps one island has more seeds/vegetation available rather than insects/small animals to hunt, a finch on the island that has more seeds might develop different eating habits and beak lengths in order to strive in its habitat, while a finch that has more insects/small animal might develop sharper beaks to attack prey more efficiently and might eat differently as insects/small animals provide a different set of nutrients rather than seeds and vegetation. Now imagine having multiple islands with different variables on each, the birds have to adapt to each island's specific needs in order to stay alive, and the adaptations that do come as a result of natural selection with get passed on to next generation of birds on said island, leading to its divergence from the original species. This concept is important because it shows that environments do in fact play a major role in the development of certain species and that species evolve hand in hand with their environment in order to have advantages that help them sustain life in said …show more content…
These characteristics include features such as skin color, hair color, facial structure, and other physically observable qualities of a person, as well as the nonphysical qualities of a person such as mental capabilities, behavior, and genes just to name a few. In short, it states that all these features and more are innate and determined by genes and other biological factors. An example of biological determinism can be of the following. Imagine two newborns, one born into a wealthy family, and one born into a nonwealthy family. If I were to ask you which one you believe would be better off in the future, you’d most likely say the wealthy family baby as it was born into a family that had the funds to give that baby a more leisurely lifestyle. Money, however, is an extrinsic feature of human life, it isn’t biologically given to us. Both these babies have the same intrinsic features, so now if you look at this question at a point of view favoring biological determinism, both these babies have an equal chance of being well off in the future, void of their environment or family and what not and only looking specifically at their biological qualities. Looking at it in this sense, it is easy to see how biological determinism lead to the idea of
Perhaps one island has more seeds/vegetation available rather than insects/small animals to hunt, a finch on the island that has more seeds might develop different eating habits and beak lengths in order to strive in its habitat, while a finch that has more insects/small animal might develop sharper beaks to attack prey more efficiently and might eat differently as insects/small animals provide a different set of nutrients rather than seeds and vegetation. Now imagine having multiple islands with different variables on each, the birds have to adapt to each island's specific needs in order to stay alive, and the adaptations that do come as a result of natural selection with get passed on to next generation of birds on said island, leading to its divergence from the original species. This concept is important because it shows that environments do in fact play a major role in the development of certain species and that species evolve hand in hand with their environment in order to have advantages that help them sustain life in said …show more content…
These characteristics include features such as skin color, hair color, facial structure, and other physically observable qualities of a person, as well as the nonphysical qualities of a person such as mental capabilities, behavior, and genes just to name a few. In short, it states that all these features and more are innate and determined by genes and other biological factors. An example of biological determinism can be of the following. Imagine two newborns, one born into a wealthy family, and one born into a nonwealthy family. If I were to ask you which one you believe would be better off in the future, you’d most likely say the wealthy family baby as it was born into a family that had the funds to give that baby a more leisurely lifestyle. Money, however, is an extrinsic feature of human life, it isn’t biologically given to us. Both these babies have the same intrinsic features, so now if you look at this question at a point of view favoring biological determinism, both these babies have an equal chance of being well off in the future, void of their environment or family and what not and only looking specifically at their biological qualities. Looking at it in this sense, it is easy to see how biological determinism lead to the idea of