Key Area 2.5- Metabolism and adverse conditions

Question 1

Reaction of an organism to tolerate extreme drought.

Answer 1

Aestivation

Question 2

Dormancy that occurs in response to the onset of adverse conditions.

Answer 2

Consequential dormancy

Question 3

Response by an organism to tolerate adverse conditions(e.g. hibernation, aestivation)

Answer 3

Dormancy

Question 4

Organisms that lives in an environment with extreme abiotic conditions.

Answer 4

Extremophile

Question 5

Response by an animal to avoid adverse conditions by reduction of metabolic rate.

Answer 5

Hibernation

Question 6

Unlearned instinctive behaviour.

Answer 6

Innate behaviour

Question 7

Behaviour of an individual organism not common to all members of its species and which is acquired by experience.

Answer 7

Learned behaviour

Question 8

Response by an organism to avoid adverse conditions by relocating.

Answer 8

Migration

Question 9

Dormancy that occurs before the onset of adverse conditions.

Answer 9

Predicative dormancy

Question 10

Bacteria that live in hot springs or seabed vents.

Answer 10

Thermophilic bacteria

Question 11

State of reduced metabolic activity in response to adverse condition.

Answer 11

Torpor