Question

This uses mimicry as a defence mechanism

• A. Date Palm
• B. Caladium
• C. Opuntia
• D. Jatropha

Answer 1

The correct option is B Caladium

Beetle mimicry for defence by plants should be expected host plants or use their faeces as the defence. Leaf variegation in Caladium steudneriifolium. The visual and chemical signals are considered to be a type of deceptive pollination mechanism based on mimicry. The defensive strategy is known as masquerade, or camouflage without crypsis.

So the correct answer is 'Caladium'.