AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense or tactic that organisms use to blend in with their surroundings. Background matching is perhaps the most common camouflage tactic. The feathers on this eastern screech owl, for instance, almost perfectly match the bark on trees it sits in.

Detailed explanation-2: -In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Methods include camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean lifestyle and mimicry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many animals have stripes or spots that help them to blend together when in groups. This makes it difficult for a predator to detect just one of these animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chameleon. Certain hues signal certain moods; chameleons darken their colors when afraid and brighten them when they are excited. Some colors advertise that the animal is ready to mate. Another reason chameleons change colors is to regulate their body temperature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Camouflage, or the ability to blend into your environment or background, and mimicry, the ability to look like something else in your environment, are advantageous traits in those species (prey) that are chased or consumed by other species (predators).