Question

Which of these is a behavioral adaptation?

• A. A hognose snake pretends as dead to trick the predator.
• B. A frog's light-coloured belly makes it harder for a predatory fish to see it against sunlight on the water surface.
• C. The scarlet king snake looks very much like the poisonous coral snake.
• D. A treehopper on a leaf or twig resembles a thorn.

Answer 1

The correct option is A A hognose snake pretends as dead to trick the predator.

Behavioral adaptation is the process by which an organism or a species changes its pattern of action to better suit its environment. Eastern hognose snakes pretend to be dead to trick their predators. They also pump up their necks from inside, when feel threatened, to fake the predators and look like a cobra, a real dangerous species of the snake family. It is a form of behavioral adaptation or defence.