LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Exospores and endospores are two kinds of “hibernating” or dormant stages seen in some classes of microorganisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dormancy is an adaptive mechanism that affects the probability of survival of a species. The ability of seeds of many plant species to survive until dormancy recedes and meet the requirements for germination is an adaptive strategy that can act as a buffer against the negative effects of environmental heterogeneity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dormancy is a period in an organism’s life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped. This minimizes metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserve energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Being dormant means that they stop moving around, which saves them energy. Animals may go dormant because of something usual and natural such as winter weather. Wasps, snakes, turtles, and Gila monsters are some animals that go dormant. Hibernation is one kind of dormancy.