1) Part of a life cycle that allows survival during a period when the cost of normal metabolic activity is too high a) photosynthesis b) dormancy c) fermentation d) reciprocal altruism 2) Dormancy which occurs before the onset of adverse conditions. a) consequential b) predictive 3) Dormancy which occurs after the onset of adverse conditions. a) consequential b) predictive 4) Conditions under which mammals will hibernate. a) Drought b) Low temperatures c) High temperatures d) Lack of food 5) Conditions under which animals will undergo aestivation. a) Drought b) Low temperatures c) High rainfall d) Lack of food 6) During dormancy there is a a) decrease in metabolic rate b) increase in heart rate c) increase in body temperature d) increase in breathing rate 7) A short period of reduced activity in some animals with high metabolic rates. a) hibernation b) aestivation c) daily torpor d) migration 8) During a sudden drought, lakes dry out and lungfish bury into mud becoming dormant. This is... a) predictive aestivation b) consequential aestivation c) predictive hibernation d) consequential hibernation 9) When temperatures suddenly decrease dormice roll into a tight ball in a nest and become dormant. This is... a) predictive aestivation b) consequential aestivation c) predictive hibernation d) consequential hibernation 10) Hot and dry conditions can occur at any time of year. Bullfrogs respond by becoming dormant. This is... a) predictive aestivation b) consequential aestivation c) predictive hibernation d) consequential hibernation 11) Every year as daylight length decreases, deciduous trees lose their leaves and enter a state of dormancy. This is... a) predictive aestivation b) consequential dormancy c) predictive dormancy d) consequential hibernation 12) When wintery conditions arrive, bats become dormant in caves, lowering metabolic rate. This is... a) roosting b) aestivation c) daily torpor d) hibernation 13) During drought periods that last weeks, tiger salamanders become dormant. This is... a) sleeping b) aestivation c) daily torpor d) hibernation 14) During cold evenings, sugargliders reduce metabolic rate for short periods. This is... a) sleeping b) aestivation c) daily torpor d) hibernation

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