GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
Question
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Camouflage
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Chromosomes
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Albinism
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Freckles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crypsis is a form of camouflage that helps animals avoid being seen at all. The arctic fox uses crypsis to hide from predators like polar bears, and to also sneak up on it favorite prey-lemmings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eastern Screech Owl. 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-3: -Camouflage is an adaptation that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings. Blending in helps the animal avoid predators and increases its ability to survive.
Detailed explanation-4: -Disguise involves the appearance change of an animal to make it blend with its surroundings. Mimicry is when animals mimic other animals to fool their prey or predators. Examples of some animals that camouflage are zebras, viceroy butterflies, stick bugs, and snowshoe hares.