The Protection Possessed by a Monarch Butterfly Is Due to

question 48

Multiple Choice

The protection possessed by a monarch butterfly is due to

• A)the fact that it has a stinging proboscis.
• B)a natural bad taste possessed by all butterflies.
• C)a toxic chemistry acquired from ingesting milkweed cardenolids when it was a caterpillar.
• D)mimicry of another butterfly that has a bad taste.
• E)orange pigments that are always toxic,which is why orange animals are always protected.

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