In the case of the gene that determines high cholesterol in the blood, the two alleles express incomplete dominance.
What this means is that the dominant allele is not completely dominant over the recessive allele. If the allele was completely dominant, even one allele would be enough to determine the individual's trait as dominant. But in the case of incomplete dominance between the alleles, the heterozygous individuals that have one dominant and one recessive allele are an ''in between'' phenotype.
The existence of being able to process photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is a functional and adaptive mechanism which enables plants to make and create their own food with the use of sunlight. Also, water and carbon dioxide, oxygen is then the by product of this process which is beneficial to other organisms especially heterotrophs.