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Define acclimatization.

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Acclimatization is the adaptation or adjustment of an individual plant or a population of plants under the changed climate for successive generations. Organisms can adjust their morphological, behavioral, physical, and/or biochemical traits in response to changes in their environment. For example, the concentration of urine is the altered according to the changing environment, sheep grow very thick wool in cold, damp climates etc.

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