U2 KA5 Flashcards
1
Q
What are Adverse conditions?
A
- conditions that have a negative or harmful effect on something.
2
Q
What is Dormancy?
A
- a period where metabolic activity is reduced to conserve energy, as costs of normal metabolic activity are too high.
3
Q
What is Hibernation?
A
- a type of dormancy allowing animals to survive in low temps, by reducing heart rate and body temperature.
4
Q
What is Daily Torpor?
A
- a period of reduced activity, allowing an animal to reduce its metabolic rate for a short period.
5
Q
What is Aestivation?
A
- adaptation that allows some animals to survive in high temperatures.
6
Q
What is migration?
A
- occurs when animals expend energy to relocate to a suitable environment to avoid adverse conditions.
7
Q
Name 2 tracking methods.
A
- radio tracking
- animal tracking
