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Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants and then the caterpillars eat the milkweed. The milkweed plant contains a toxin that is not poisonous to the caterpillars. When the caterpillars change into butterflies, the toxin in their systems make them poisonous to predators like birds so natural predators avoid eating the Monarch butterflies.

Viceroy butterflies look much like the Monarch. Because of this, they are saved from predators also. This protective mechanism is BEST called
A) mimicry.
B) camouflage.
C) evolution.
D) natural selection.

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GeoPanther

The camouflage of the viceroy butterflies is a mimicry.

Explanation:

The camouflage is a trait that is possessed by lot of animals. The purpose of the camouflage is to make the animal blend in with its environment. The blending in can further be because of hiding and protection from predators, or for hiding and stocking of prey by the predators.

There are several different types of camouflage, and one of those types is the mimicry. The mimicry is a type of camouflage where an animal has developed a camouflage that is the same or very similar to another animal, usually because of protective reasons. The camouflage that is imitated is always from an animal that is dangerous, more powerful, poisonous etc.

Some animals that perform mimicry apart from the viceroy butterfly are:

  • Philippines cockroach mimicking the ladybug beetle
  • Scarlet king snake mimicking the eastern coral snake
  • Cuckoo bee mimicking the yellow jacket

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Answer:

Mimicry

Explanation:

It is not camouflage because of its vibrant and bright colors

It is not evolution because it is not evolving in any way because they aren't related

It is not natural selection because again, they aren't related

It IS mimicry because it is mimicking the identity of the monarch butterfly.

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