A Skunk's Defense Against Predators Includes a Noxious Spray Combined

question 23

Multiple Choice

A skunk's defense against predators includes a noxious spray combined with sharply contrasting black-and-white coloration.This combined defense is an example of

• A) crypsis.
• B) amensalism.
• C) Batesian mimicry.
• D) character displacement.
• E) warning coloration.

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