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Which example is the best description of an adaptation?

a heritable characteristic that helps an organism avoid predators

a heritable characteristic that helps an organism find food

a heritable characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce

a heritable characteristic that evolves

a heritable characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce

Explanation:

the answers are as following:

1. c. double helix, nucleosome, coil, supercoil, chromosome

2. b. g2 phase, preparation for mitosis

3. d. interphase consists of the g1, s, and g2 phases

4. c. metaphase

5. a. chromosomes are duplicated before cell division so that each new daughter cell has a complete set

linnaeus is the father of taxonomy, which is the system of classifying and naming organisms. one of his contributions was the development of a hierarchical system of classification of nature. today, this system includes eight taxa: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.