Amazingly, a water bear -microscopic invertebrates- can adjust its metabolism to zero and “hibernate” when the habitat dries. Then, presto-add water and it springs back to life. This is an example of ___ to a ____stress. a. acclimation, temperature b acclimation, water c adaptation, energy d adaptation, nutrients

Amazingly, a water bear -microscopic invertebrates- can adjust its metabolism to zero and “hibernate” when the habitat dries. Then, presto-add water and it springs back to life. This is an example of _ to a __stress. a. acclimation, temperature b acclimation, water c adaptation, energy d adaptation, nutrients

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter17: Communities And Ecosystems

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