A Species of Snake Has Evolved Resistance to a Poisonous

question 28

Multiple Choice

A species of snake has evolved resistance to a poisonous newt, allowing the snakes to prey on the newts. The newts have become more poisonous over time, as a result, leading to a kind of evolutionary arms race. This is an example of ____.

• A) commensalism
• B) mimicry
• C) coevolution
• D) ecological succession
• E) environmental resistance

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