During the winter, many species of amphibians and reptiles go into a hibernation-like state called overwintering. they eat little or no food, slow their metabolism and breathing rate dramatically, and most of their bodily functions shut down. interestingly, many of these species choose to spend the winter underwater. why might it be advantageous to overwinter at the bottom of a pond rather than on land?

the national environmental policy act (nepa) is a united states environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the president's council on environmental quality (ceq). the law was enacted on january 1, 1970. to date, more than 100 nations around the world have enacted national environmental policies modeled after nepa.

glycolysis is a process that fuel your metabolism. it is apart of cellular respiration the process that produce atp.