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A device, mechanism or fitting used to mate two parts of different design, shape or size to each other. A socket adapter permits the use of a 3/8-inch drive ratchet with a ?inch drive socket. The fitting hasa female 3/8-inch square on one side into which the ratchet drive fits, and a male ?inch square on the other side onto which the drive socket slides.
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| adaptive radiation |
the evolution of an ancestral species into several new species within a relatively short period of time and in a certain geographic area.
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| adaptive radiation |
Adaptive radiation is the diversification of a species as it adapts to different ecological niches. If successful, the species become specialized for the new environments (the mechanism being natural selection), and they eventually evolve into different species. AFRICAN GRAY PARROT The African Gray Parrot is an intelligent, talkative bird from rainforests in Western and Central Africa.
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| adaptation |
a characteristic body part, shape or behavior that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment.
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| adaptation |
Tendency of an organism to suit its environment; one of the major points of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection: organisms adapt to their environment. Those organisms best adapted will have a greater chance of surviving and passing their genes on to the next generation.
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