NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An adaptation to protect itself by looking like another kind of animal or plant is ____
A
Mimicry
B
Habitat
C
Traits
D
Population
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mimicry is when one organism looks or acts like an object or another organism. Background matching is perhaps the most common camouflage tactic. In background matching, a species conceals itself by resembling its surroundings in coloration, form, or movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Often, mimicry functions to protect a species from predators, making it an anti-predator adaptation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mimicry is the evolutionary adaptation of some organisms shows a protective resemblance. In the process of mimicry, a weak organism mimics features of another strong organism to avoid predation. This adaptation assists the organism in escaping from predators.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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