What is diapause and its significance ?

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Under unfavourable conditions many zooplankton species in lakes and ponds are known to enter diapause, it is a stage of suspended development.

It enables the animals to escape from unfavourable environmental situations.

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- It provide water requirements from its internal fat oxidation.

- It is present in American desert.

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Match the columns :

Column - $I$ Column - $II$
$(a)$ Bears $(i)$ $\quad$ Diapause
$(b)$ Snails $(ii)$ Hibernation
$(c)$ Zooplanktons $(iii)$ Dormancy
$(d)$ Seeds $(iv)$ Aestivation

 

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