Which is not an example of adaptation?
A) A plant population that is very resistant to drought due to the action of natural selection
B) The process by which a plant population became drought resistant
C) The increased ability (above baseline)of an individual plant to withstand further drought after it has received a heat shock,which causes the expression of specific proteins that enable more efficient use of water
D) A zebra that runs quickly to evade lions
E) A lion that runs quickly in order to catch zebra prey

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Adaptation refers to a trait that has evolved through natural selection to solve a specific problem. Option C describes an acclimation process, which is a short-term physiological response to an environmental change, not a long-term evolutionary adaptation.

Which Is Not an Example of Adaptation