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Explain with the help of an example each, any two ways by which the animals cope with the stressful conditions lasting for a short period in their habitat.

Animals use various ways to temporarily escape hostile conditions. Two of the common ones are: Migration and Suspension.


Migration:


During migration, an animal leaves the place with the hostile condition and moves to a place with favourable conditions temporarily. For example: Migratory birds from from Siberia come to Keolado National Park (Bharatpur) in Rajasthan to avoid extreme cold climate in the northern regions.


Suspension:


During suspension, the organism undergoes dormancy. It reduces its cellular activity until favourable conditions arise again. For example: Bacteria fungi and lower plants from various kinds of thick walled spores to survive the unfavourable condition and germinate on availability of suitable environment. In some animals the organism avoids stress by escaping in time - bear goes into hibernation during winter


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