CLASS 10
THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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viceroy
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monarch
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all of the above
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Monarch Butterflies are not eaten by birds.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Viceroy butterfly mimics the monarch butterfly to prevent being preyed upon by predators.
Detailed explanation-3: -He found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food. It would eat all the monarchs it could get. (Ebright said later research by other people showed that viceroys probably do copy the monarch.)
Detailed explanation-4: -Answers. “ So, Option ‘ B ‘ is correct, i.e., Monarch . “ 1 Crore+ students have signed up on EduRev.
Detailed explanation-5: -The monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator (bird) because of a special chemical present in its body. Interestingly the butterfly acquires this chemical during its caterpillar stage by feeding on a poisonous weed.