Sentence examples for a useful adaptation from inspiring English sources
Like Jane Brody, I need reminders, so my perfectionism comes into play, providing a useful adaptation: I always carry a pencil and something to write on.
Many scrubland plants produce seeds that can remain dormant for long periods, a useful adaptation in an environment in which periods suitable for the establishment of seedlings are infrequent and unpredictable.
Hundreds of meters below the ocean, bioluminescence is such a useful adaptation for living in near-total darkness that fish have evolved it 27 separate times, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Indeed, the incomplete division of the ventricle can be seen as a useful adaptation given that many amphibians and reptiles undergo prolonged periods of apnea (breath-holding), in which a circulatory shunt bypassing the lungs and diverting blood instead to the systemic circulation is highly effective (Hill et al. 2008).
This is a useful adaptation for a species whose females mate polyandrously.
This would be a useful adaptation for plants in their natural environment, where the available Pi concentration in the soil rarely exceeds 10 μM [ 1, 46].
Although it appears that production of these photo-protective pigments is a new, useful adaptation for the bright, UV-rich arctic environment, it is more likely we are looking at a primordial atavistic reaction to the increase in damaging UV fluence.
This is a particularly useful adaptation when the soil is either wet or nutrient-poor.
Given the complexity and irregularity of natural environmental temperature profiles, this appears to be a very useful adaptation.
Compliant legs also enabled runners to handle bigger obstacles without falling, an especially useful adaptation for the rough world in which smaller animals live, Daley explains.
It is hoped that this consideration of loss of productivity and its causes will aid not only in the choice of useful adaptation decisions, but also a consideration of payback periods will help persuade building commissioners of their value and overcome the perceptions about sustainable buildings.
