AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings. Organisms use camouflage to mask their location, identity, and movement. This allows prey to avoid predators, and for predators to sneak up on prey.

Detailed explanation-2: -noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of CAMOUFLAGE. 1. [noncount] a : a way of hiding something (such as military equipment) by painting it or covering it with leaves or branches to make it harder to see.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four basic types of camouflage: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise and mimicry.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two ways to create camouflage: with pigments and with physical structures. Some animals, like octopuses, have biochromes, microscopic pigments that absorb and reflect light to change the actual color of the animal.