Environmental Adaptations

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Across
  1. 2. Adaptations that are short term
  2. 4. The process by which an organism adjusts to changes in its environment, allowing it to maintain performance across a range of environmental conditions.
  3. 5. External stimuli like temperature, altitude, humidity that trigger adaptive responses
  4. 8. Physiology processes that maintain internal balance (homeostasis) despite external changes
  5. 9. The ability of an organism to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
  6. 10. Physiological changes to better cope with environmental stressors, optimizing performance and survival
  7. 11. Long-term physiological changes in response to a specific environmental factor.
Down
  1. 1. How hot or cold it is
  2. 3. Process of adjusting to the local environment to increase chances of survival
  3. 6. How high above sea level you are
  4. 7. How much water is in the air