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Heartbeat slows, as well as breathing and body heat to slow down energy loss to last through the cold months of winter.
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What are the physiological behavioral and structural adaptations of three animals?
Bird migration and the hibernation of some animals during the cold seasons are behavioral adaptations. The physiological adaptations relate to the general functioning of the body.
What happens to an animal when it hibernates?
Hibernation is an inactive, sleep-like state for extended periods that some animals enter during extreme winters to remain alive without food for long periods. The body temperature of a hibernating animal is lower than normal. Also its heartbeat and breathing slows down considerably. In winters when the environment is very cold and food is scarce, hibernation enables these animals to remain alive without food in three ways. First the body temperature of the animals is reduced below the normal temperature, reducing the expenditure in energy in keeping the body warm. Second, lack of physical activity also cuts down on energy requirements. Finally these animals have a large reservoir of fat stored in the body which is used up during the period of hibernation. Hibernation for some animals can last for several weeks stretching across the worst period of winter. For others the hibernation may consist of several stretches of a few days interrupted by in between periods of arousal when the body temperature is restored to normal. United Nations Farms
What happens to the carbon dioxide and oxygen exchanged through both the lungs and the skin when an animal hibernates?
An animals breathing rate during hibernation slows down. The animals heart rate also slows during hibernation. Their body temperature will drop at this time as well.
What do you understand by the term hibernation?
The bear went into hibernation, then woke in spring.Most frogs and small mammals go into hibernation due to lack of food, or because they are unable to sustain their body heat
Is hibernation an adaptation?
it is a behavioral adaptation because it is doing it EX. a bear hibernates :-)
When does animals body temperature drops?
It drops during hibernation
Does an animals body temperature drop during hibernation?
During hibernation, a bear's body temperature drops to about 88 degrees, 12 degrees less than a normal summer body temperature. During hibernation, bears, do not exercise, urinate, defecate, eat, or drink. The pulse is about 8 beats per minute as opposed to 40-50 beats per minute during non-hibernation time.
What happens to an animals body when it goes into hibernation?
It sleeps.
During the winter animals sleep live off stored body fat and have a slower heart are called what?
This is called hibernation.
What happens to an animals body during hibernation?
The animals heart rate slows,breathing slows its sorta like yoga....but for months
When does an animal's body temperature drop?
It drops during hibernation
What are the physiological behavioral and structural adaptations of three animals?
Bird migration and the hibernation of some animals during the cold seasons are behavioral adaptations. The physiological adaptations relate to the general functioning of the body.
State of greatly reduced body activity during the winter?
Hibernation.
How does hibernation help?
During hibernation, the animals body 'shuts down'. All digestion is suspended, and physical activity is almost non-existent. This serves to greatly save energy - at a time when the animals food is probably buried under several feet of snow - or their prey has migrated to another area.
How does hibernation help animales?
During hibernation, the animals body 'shuts down'. All digestion is suspended, and physical activity is almost non-existent. This serves to greatly save energy - at a time when the animals food is probably buried under several feet of snow - or their prey has migrated to another area.
What percent of body weight is lost by a bear during hibernation?
about 40 percent
Do Chinese people hibernate?
No, Chinese people do not hibernate. Hibernation is a process where certain animals slow down their body functions and go into a deep sleep during winter to conserve energy. Chinese people do not enter hibernation as they are not biologically adapted for this behavior.
