The complex innovations that allow humans to more effectively respond to the surrounding environment are called ________ adaptations.

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Cultural adaptations refer to the complex innovations or behaviors that are learned and transmitted within a society, allowing for more effective responses to the environment. Developmental adaptations are changes that occur during an individual's lifetime, but do not necessarily contribute to evolutionary change. Physiological adaptations refer to changes in an organism's physical characteristics in response to environmental pressures, and genetic adaptations are changes in an organism's genetic makeup that occur over generations in response to natural selection.

The Complex Innovations That Allow Humans to More Effectively Respond