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acclimationPhysiological changes induced in an organism by exposure to new environmental conditions. When humans move to higher altitudes, for example, the number of red blood cells rises to increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood in order to compensate for the lower levels of oxygen in the air. In evolutionary terms, the ability to acclimate is an important adaptation as it allows the organism to cope with the environmental changes occurring during its lifetime.
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