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Assertion : Mullerian and Batesian mimicry both are protective mimicry. Reason : Viceroy butterfly shows Mullerian mimicry.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

C. If assertion is true but reason is false.

Step-by-step solution

Defensive or protective mimicry takes place when organisms are able to avoid harmful encounters by deceiving enemies into treating them as something else. In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species poses as harmful to deceive predator. In Mullerian mimicry, two or more harmful species mutually advertise themselves as harmful for their mutual benifit. Viceroy butterfly mimics unpalatable toxic Monarch butterfly, thus, shows Batesian mimicry.

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