Question

If any organism body pattern resembles with its environmental marking, it is difficult to spot, it is known as
A. Camouflage
B. Mimicry
C. Warming coloration
D. Both A and B

Answer 1

Hint: Organisms change their body colour and formation according to the environment to hide from its predator and wins in the fight of survival.

Complete answer: 1. Camouflage:- It is a type of change on colour, a pattern that is similar to that of the environment which helps them to blend in the environment and hide from the eyes of a predator. In this way the protect themselves to become the prey of the superior organisms. Also with the help of this, they can keep their eyes on their prey and caught them easily.
2. It is a type of adaptation in the organisms for survival.
3. Mimicry:- Mimicry is defined as the adaptation of the animals in which one animal behaves like the other on the basis of behavior and physical structure. Animals mimic for their survival to protect them from a predator or to catch their prey.
4. Warming coloration:- worming coloration is the general behavior of the animals in which the color which we have seen is the reflection of the light from their body surface they show different vibrant colors on their body by light reflection.
5.Hence from the above discussion, we can conclude that when an organism’s body pattern resembles the environment and it is difficult to spot them, then it is known as camouflage.

So option A is correct.

Note: Example of camouflage are polar bear, arotic fox, the snowshoe hare.
There are 5 types of camouflage that take place in animals and insects by color matching, disruptive coloration, self-decoration, active camouflage, and mimesis.