Which of the Following Statements About Countershading Is True

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about countershading is true?

• A) Countershading is widespread among living mammals, but there are no known instances of it in dinosaurs.
• B) Countershading helps obscure the shadow cast by an animal, making it harder for predators to see it.
• C) Only large predators use countershading to blend into their surroundings so that their prey cannot see them.
• D) Countershading cannot be inferred from the fossil record because skin and scale tissue is never preserved.

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