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what are the responses to abiotic factors​

Answer 1

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RESPONSES TO ABIOTIC FACTORS

Regulation: They maintain homeostasis by ensuring constant body temperature (thermoregulation), and constant osmotic concentration (osmoregulation). For example, mammals regulate temperature by shivering in cold and sweating in heat.

Conformation: The internal environment of conformers changes with external environment.

Migration: It is a movement from stressful habitat temporarily to hospitable area and return when stressful period is over. For example, migration of birds to Keolado National Park, Rajasthan from Siberia.

Suspension: In this, the organisms develop mechanisms to deal with stressful situations. For example, spores (bacteria and fungi).

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Answer 2

Responses To Abiotic Factors

There are various ways in which living things or an organism respond to the various abiotic components. They include the following:

Regulators  

• It is the mechanism used by organisms to maintain a constant condition in the body.

• For example, humans have the ability to maintain homeostasis in terms of body temperature.

• Humans try to maintain a temperature of 37°C by sweating in hot weather and shivering in a cooler one.

Conformers  

• Most of the organisms do not have the ability to regulate their body condition and they have a fluctuating bodily condition as per the environment.

• They are called conformers.

Migrate  

• Some organisms travel to far off places during a particular weather condition and return when the weather condition is restored.

• For example, birds from Siberia migrate to south during winter to avoid the cold weather.

Suspend  

• Some organisms have different mechanisms to escape the harsh environment – for instance, some bacteria become spores which protects the cell from extreme conditions.

• Similarly, a bear going to hibernation during winter is another example.

Diapause

• It is the natural interruption or the causes of delay in the development of certain animals characterised by the alterations in their metabolic activity.

• This type of natural interruption during adverse environmental is common in most of the insects, parasites, crabs, shellfish,  snails, and in certain other animal groups of zooplanktons.