NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
What adaptation do some species of insects and frogs have to avoid predation?
Options
- ABright colors to attract mates
- BPoisonous chemicals to deter predators
- CAbility to change habitats quickly
- DSocial behaviors to scare predators
Correct answer
B. Poisonous chemicals to deter predators
Step-by-step solution
If a predator is too efficient and over exploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct and following it, the predator will also become extinct for lack of food. This is the reason why predators in nature are ‘prudent’. Prey species have evolved various defenses to lessen the impact of predation. Some species of insects and frogs are cryptically-coloured (camouflaged) to avoid being detected easily by the predator . Some are poisonous and therefore avoided by the predators. The Monarch butterfly is highly dis