alleryStart learning →Winter dormancy in reptiles such as snakes is commonly called what?
- Estivation
- Metamorphosis
- Brumation
- Moulting
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Correct answer: C. Brumation
Reptilian winter dormancy is called brumation.
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Winter dormancy in reptiles such as snakes is commonly called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What name is given to the winter dormancy seen in many invertebrates like insects?Read the answer and worked solution →Some frogs and fish freeze in winter and wake in spring. What helps them survive?Read the answer and worked solution →Why can fish and reptiles not do true mammal-style hibernation?Read the answer and worked solution →Swallows were once thought to hibernate. Why do they vanish?Read the answer and worked solution →What is bird migration?Read the answer and worked solution →What appears to be the primary reason birds migrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Some hummingbirds skip migration if fed all winter. What does this suggest?Read the answer and worked solution →Northern-hemisphere migrants usually fly north in spring. For what purpose?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do long northern summer days help migrants raise young?Read the answer and worked solution →Geese flying in a V formation save how much energy compared with flying alone?Read the answer and worked solution →Most penguin species migrate in which way?Read the answer and worked solution →During droughts, emus in Australia make long-distance movements in which way?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bird has been recorded crossing the Himalayas at about 6,540 m?Read the answer and worked solution →Birds that stay in one area all year are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body change helps a bird prepare for a long migration flight?Read the answer and worked solution →Flying in flocks to save energy during migration is which type of adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →A thick coat of fur on an Arctic animal is an example of which type of adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →A snake making venom or a snail secreting slime shows which kind of adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →A person at high altitude makes more red blood cells over weeks. This is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which change in an animal's life is NOT passed to its offspring?Read the answer and worked solution →A harmless hoverfly looks like a stinging wasp. This helps it by doing what?Read the answer and worked solution →When a habitat changes, which of three outcomes truly produces adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which factors set how long a mammal's hibernation lasts?Read the answer and worked solution →In a 2016 brown bear study, what two signs sent bears into dens?Read the answer and worked solution →The Little Ice Age caused what problem in Europe?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the process of weathering do to rocks?Read the answer and worked solution →Jupiter's Great Red Spot is what kind of feature?Read the answer and worked solution →Eleonora's falcon breeds very late so that its chicks are fed on what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bird is the known exception that truly hibernates?Read the answer and worked solution →
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What name is given to the winter dormancy seen in many invertebrates like insects?
- Metamorphosis
- Hibernal
- Migration
- Diapause
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Correct answer: D. Diapause
Metabolic suppression and dormancy in many invertebrates is referred to as diapause.
Some frogs and fish freeze in winter and wake in spring. What helps them survive?
- Extra red blood cells
- A thick layer of fur
- Antifreeze proteins
- Salty skin cells
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Correct answer: C. Antifreeze proteins
Freeze-tolerant species have evolved mechanisms such as antifreeze proteins.
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