Which Prey Animal Is Using a Morphological Form of Defense

question 222

Multiple Choice

Which prey animal is using a morphological form of defense against predators?

• A) The frog that has a toxin in its skin
• B) The katydid that looks like a dead leaf
• C) Antelopes that remain together in herds
• D) The opossum that "plays dead"
• E) The octopus that shoots jets of ink to confuse predators

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