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1
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A reaction of an organism to periods of extreme drought or high temperatures

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Aestivation

2
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Dormancy that occurs as a response to adverse conditions

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Consequential Dormancy

3
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A response by an organism to tolerate adverse conditions

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Dormancy

4
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An organism that lives in an environment with extreme abiotic conditions

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Extremophile

5
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Reduction of metabolic rate as a response to avoid adverse conditions

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Hibernation

6
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Unlearned, instinctive behaviour

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Innate behaviour

7
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A behaviour that is acquired by experience and is not common to all members of a species

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Learned behaviour

8
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A response to avoid adverse conditions by relocating

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Migration

9
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Dormancy that occurs before a period of adverse conditions

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Predictive Dormancy

10
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Bacteria that live in hot springs or deep sea vents

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Thermophillic bacteria

11
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State of reduced metabolic activity in response to adverse conditions

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Torpor

12
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Studies which involve the use of individual marking and transmitters

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Long Distance Migration Studies