pp 6 Flashcards
nematode survival generally depends on what two things
abiotic and biotic factors
weather, climate, and shelter are called what
abiotic
food availability, predation/disease, competition, host defense are all called what
biotic factors
low calorie does what to life spand
expands
what temp causes higher longevity?
low
reproduction does what to life span
decreases
oxygen levels that allow higher longevity
low
what is hypobioisis
lower metabolism
what is ametabolism
no metabolism
a form of dormancy where the organism possesses endogenous controls over the duration of the state.
diapause
initiated by environmental factors becoming unfavorable or environmental factors serving as cues
faculataive
pre programmed
obligaite
a form of readily reversible dormancy in the presence of unfavorable environmental conditions.
quiescense
high pheromone, low food factpr
J1 molts to dauer
low pheromone, high food factor
J1 molts to j2 to j3. dauer molts to J4