AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Torpor is a state of decreased activity and metabolism that allows animals to survive unfavorable conditions and/or conserve energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Estivation is when animals are dormant because weather conditions are very hot and dry. Their breathing rate, heart rate and metabolic rate decrease to conserve energy under these harsh conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The animals that undergo aestivation include earthworms, frogs, bees, snails, salamanders, tortoises, and crocodiles. Hibernation aids in regulating the body temperature and helps in avoiding any damage to the body due to the low temperature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Estivation is when animals slow their activity for the hot, dry summer months. During a period of estivation, many reptiles go underground where it’s cooler. Estivation is very similar to hibernation, when some mammals spend the winter moving very little and sleeping a lot, in order to save energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hibernation or “winter sleep” is the state of inactivity or low metabolic process animals perform during winter. Aestivation or “summer sleep”, on the other hand, is the low metabolic process by the animals during summer.