Question

Monarch butterflies have brightly colored orange wings with black patterns on them, making them easily visible to birds that eat butterflies and moths, yet birds rarely eat the monarchs. Likewise, the monarch caterpillars are brightly striped yellow and white and black, and they also are rarely eaten by birds, although some wasps will attack them and feed them to their young. What can be inferred from these observations?

Monarchs must threaten and attack birds, but not wasps.

Monarchs have a way of discouraging bird predation that does not involve hiding.

Monarchs’ wings are so colorful that most birds must find them difficult to eat.

Monarchs lay more eggs than other less conspicuous butterflies.

Answer 1

The correct statement is monarchs have a way of discouraging bird predation that does not involve hiding.

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the discouraging element for the prey of monarchs is there bright color. The butterflies are easily witnessed by its prey, however, the prey still shows no interest in eating them. This is because the bright color of the species makes them uninteresting, or even it might demonstrate a signal to the bird that some kind of threat is associated with the feeding of monarchs.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B

Monarchs have a way of discouraging bird predation that does not involve hiding.

This might be a case where bright colours do not excite the birds to eat the monarch