BOTANY
PLANT ECOLOGY
Question
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camouflage
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mimicry
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warning coloration
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protective resemblance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mimicry occurs when one species of animal (the mimic) resembles another species that has easily recognizable characteristics (the model) and as a result deceives a potential predator (the dupe) that might otherwise capture and eat it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Batesian mimicry is when a species mimics the warning signals of another species without having the characteristics that make it undesirable to their shared predator.
Detailed explanation-3: -In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species.
Detailed explanation-4: -The second and third distinctions divide both signal and cue mimicry into four types each. These are the three traditional mimicry categories (aggressive, Batesian and Müllerian) and a fourth, often overlooked category for which the term ‘rewarding mimicry’ is suggested.
Detailed explanation-5: -Batesian mimicry examples could be when a harmless prey species develops the red, yellow, and black pattern of a poisonous coral snake, it is said to have evolved a likeness to the deadly species. This is depicted in figure 3 below. Also, numerous insects, including flies, beetles, and even moths, look like bees.