Abiotic factors and how organisms cope — practice questions
3 questions in the bank on this idea. Below are 3 of them, exactly as they appear in a test.
Which response describes an organism that keeps its internal environment relatively constant despite external change?
- A. Conformation
- B. Regulation
- C. Migration only
- D. Predation
A small aquatic animal's body temperature changes almost directly with the surrounding water temperature. Which strategy does this illustrate?
- A. Competitive exclusion
- B. Regulation
- C. Mutualism
- D. Conformation
A species avoids an unfavourable season by entering a dormant state rather than remaining physiologically active. Which broad response to environmental stress is this?
- A. Dormancy or metabolic suspension
- B. Continuous homeostatic regulation
- C. Obligate predation
- D. Exponential population growth
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