Question

The term used to describe a harmless organism resembling a harmful one is _____.

a) aposematic coloration
b) batesian mimicry
c) herbivory
d) cryptic coloration
e) warning coloration

Answer 1

Batesian mimicry

Step-by-step explanation:

Mimicry is one of the several defenses that the animal prey species have to protect themselves from predation. Sometimes, a defenseless species resembles a species that is dangerous or harmful in some way to the predator and thereby, is protected from predation. This process is called Batesian mimicry. Here, the harmless and unprotected species is called "a mimic" and the harmful and dangerous species is "a model". For example, scarlet king snake is harmless but looks like a venomous coral snake and avoids the predators.