### inactivity:

Dormancy
* Most dormancy is marked by inactivity.
* Some dormancy affects fitnesses.
* break in the life cycle.
* breaking by frost can reduce the soil seedbank
  - often involves changes in membranes, initiated by dormancy-breaking signals
* can help a plant to survive bad conditions.
* depends on the permeability of the seed coat.
* ends once the temperature drops back
  - when buds begin to swell or any other evidence of new growth appears in the spring
* helps keep seeds viable during unfavorable conditions.
* is an act of defense for the plant during the colder seasons
  - adaptation that improves the chances of surviving until warm temperatures return
  - embryo condition that keeps a seed from germinating before it is ready
* is broken by a combination of changes in temperature, light, and nitrate levels
  - warm, dry conditions after the seeds ripen
  - when the seed is exposed to specific conditions
  - characterized by the development of brown turfgrass
  - governed by changes inside the seed
  - initiated only after the onset of unfavorable seasonal growing condition
  - just as vital for many plants as sleep is for humans
  - partly due to the presence of inhibitors in the seed coat
* is the condition of a bud or seed characterized by the lack of outwardly visible growth
  - seed state, a sleeping and tiny seed which appears inanimate and dead
  - state of nongermination in viable seed
* natural occurrence allowing a grass plant to survive drought.
* natural survival mechanism for cool season turfgrasses
  - of the turf plants
* occurs mostly during the dry season.
* period of inactivity
  - rest and inactivity
* phase in which cell division and cell expansion are suspended.
* plays a crucial part at a variety of significant stages in the life cycle of many plants.
* protects bottlebrush squirreltail seeds from germinating during seasonal dry periods.
* state of reduced metabolic activity.
* survival mechanism that prevents germination when conditions for survival are poor.
* tends to be closely associated with environmental conditions.
* troublesome, but desirable, trait of Indian ricegrass seed for use in droughty areas.
+ Germination: Botany
  * Dormancy is governed by changes inside the seed. Each species has its own dormancy period, and will not germinate until that period is over.
  * This minimizes metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserve energy. Dormancy tends to be closely associated with environmental conditions. Organisms can synchronize entry to a dormant phase with their environment through predictive or consequential means.

### inactivity | dormancy:

Seed dormancy
* allows for optimal germination.
* condition that prevents germination even under optimal environmental conditions.
* increases soil longevity.
* is enhanced by a thick seed coat
  - particularly common in the desert
* occurs during unfavorable periods for growth and development.
* varies among populations.

Wait
* are inactivity.
* is inactivity

Inanimate object
* are sometimes parties in litigation
  - the raw materials of engineering
* become anthropomorphic.
* begin to take on a life of their own.
* can also carry the disease from one herd to another or one farm to another
  - talk
* have lifetimes defined by their usefulness
  - no mind, make no decisions, have no character

### inborn behavior:

Social behavior
* Most social behavior involves individuals
  - occurs in groups
* Some social behavior includes grooms.
* are widespread in nature.
* assists animals to cope with circumstances of confinement.
* comprises a major portion of bottlenose dolphins' daily activities.
* involve relationships between individuals of the same species.
* is an inborn behavior
  - interaction that involves a. b. c. d. several species
  - organized by social relationships
  - related to single housing experience in adult male macaques
  - semi-social
  - the interaction among animals of the same species