How can a cell tolerate adverse environmental conditions?

Cells can have various adaptations to unfavorable environmental conditions. Adaptations depend on the presence of certain threats, location in the body and other factors. Let’s take a look at the example of cold-blooded animals. Their bodies cannot maintain their body temperature. When the ambient temperature drops below freezing, there is a great risk that cells will freeze and collapse due to this. Therefore, the cells contain unsaturated fatty acids, which serve as a kind of antifreeze in the car and prevent the cells from freezing.