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Adverse conditons

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State another term for surviving adverse conditions Dormancy
Explain why animals enter any form of dormancy allow survival during a period when the costs of continued normal metabolic activity would be too high.
State how dormancy affects metabolic rate Decreased metabolic rate
State the 3 forms of dormancy and conditions that induce them 1. hibernation (winter) 2. aestivation (drought) 3. daily torpor
Define daily torpor Reduced metabolic rate in animals with high metabolic rates
Name 2 signs that an animal is in dormancy decrease in metabolic rate, heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature.
Describe the difference between predictive and consequential dormancy Predictive dormancy occurs before the onset of adverse conditions. Consequential dormancy occurs after the onset of adverse conditions.
Define migration Avoid metabolic adversity by relocating to a more suitable environment.
State one disadvantage of migration Costs energy to migrate
State one component of migratory behaviour 1. innate behaviour 2. learned behaviour
State one way of tracking migration Satellite tracking and leg rings.
State an advantage of dormancy or hibernation/aestivation Saves energy
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