Acclimation is a physiological adjustment made by an individual organism to a single environmental factor, typically occurring in a laboratory or controlled setting over a short period. It is

Here are the distinctions among acclimation, acclimatization, and adaptation:

• Acclimation is a physiological adjustment made by an individual organism to a single environmental factor, typically occurring in a laboratory or controlled setting over a short period. It is reversible.
• Acclimatization is a broader physiological adjustment made by an individual organism to multiple environmental factors in its natural habitat, occurring over a longer period. It is also reversible.
• Adaptation is an evolutionary process where a population of organisms develops heritable traits over generations that enhance their survival and reproduction in a specific environment. This change is genetic and permanent for the population.