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Viceroy and monarch butterfly shows
Viceroy and monarch butterfly shows
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The correct option is A Batesian mimicry
The act of imitating someone or something mimicry. Batesian mimicry is imitating a harmful organism in order to give warning signals to predators. It is an evolution which an organism has adopted in order to protect itself. The imitating species is known as mimic and the imitated species is known as a model. Monarch butterflies are unpalatable due to toxic milkweeds they consume as larvae, which results in low levels of predation in their natural environment. Viceroy butterflies have wings emblazoned with similar shape and colour schemes, ostensibly reducing the predation rate. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
The act of imitating someone or something mimicry. Batesian mimicry is imitating a harmful organism in order to give warning signals to predators. It is an evolution which an organism has adopted in order to protect itself. The imitating species is known as mimic and the imitated species is known as a model. Monarch butterflies are unpalatable due to toxic milkweeds they consume as larvae, which results in low levels of predation in their natural environment. Viceroy butterflies have wings emblazoned with similar shape and colour schemes, ostensibly reducing the predation rate.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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