Organisms may avoid stressful conditions by suspending their activities for sometime. If they do it to aviod high temperature it is called ________and if they do it to avoid low temperature then it is called _________

Options

A. aestivation, migration
B. migration, hibernation
C. aestivation, hibernation
D. hibernation, aestivation

Answer

C

Explanation

Various orgnaisms, if unable to migrate, might avoid the unfavourable environment by escaping in time. Polar bears go into hibernation during winter season to escape exterme cold. Some snails and fis undergo aestivation to aviod summer- related problems like heat and desication , etc.