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krzymel

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Define estivation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Fact: Ecotones are difficult to draw on large-scale maps. Why is this so?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A period of inactivity for an animal during a dry-hot period.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ecotone is the boundary between two biomes. In nature, biomes usually grade one into the other with common species on the boundary.



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