Evolution Question 44
44. Animals have the innate ability to escape from predation. Examples for the same are given below. Select the incorrect example. [2005]
(a) Colour change in Chameleon
(b) Enlargement of body size by swallowing air in puffer fish
(c) Poison fangs in snakes
(d) Melanism in moths
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) Animals resist predation by cryptic coloration deceptive marking, behavioural defenses and possession of mechanical or chemical defenses. Examples are colour change in Chameleon Enlargement of body size by swallowing air in potter fish, Melanism in moths.
