Dormancy

What is the purpose of dormancy?

• activates enzymes
• lowers energy expenditure
• increases energy expenditure
• allows lizards to gain supreme power

A tree losing leaves every winter is an example of…

• winter
• consequential dormancy
• aestivation
• predictive dormancy

A snail sealing up its' shell due to change in temperature is an example of?

• winter
• consequential dormancy
• aestivation
• predictive dormancy

The type of dormancy that allows mammals to survive adverse cold conditions

• aestivation
• torpor
• hibernation
• shivering

Organisms that survive high temperatures and drought undergo this type of dormancy:

• aestivation
• torpor
• hibernation
• shivering

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What is the function of daily torpor

• To conserve energy when food is available
• To use energy when food is available
• To lower metabolism for several months
• To conserve energy when food is not available

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Migration is

• random
• triggered internally
• a regular pattern of behaviour
• terrible

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What causes organisms to migrate?

• An external stimulus
• A vibe
• An internal stimulus
• Topping up the tan

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Why can experience of migration be beneficial?

• Birds can choose not to go
• Birds can't avoid adverse weather
• Birds can learn of new feeding sites
• Birds can stopover in areas with many predators

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How can migration be tracker? (select all)

• satellite tracking

• GPS tags

• radar

• sonar

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