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BIOLOGY

JAMB 2003 - Question 48

Biology 2003 JAMB Past Questions - Question 48: An example of cryptic colouration is the

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .

An example of cryptic colouration is the

A: Mottled colours on moths that rest on lichens,

B: Bright colour of an insect pollinated flowor

C: Green colour of a plant

D: Bright marks en a. poisonous tropical frog on variegated leaves

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ACryptic or Concealing or Protective colouration is one that enables theorganism to blend with its background and be lessvisible to predators. The moth has irregularly arranged patches of differentcolours to break the body's outline and make it difficult to lie seen. Option D is warning or Aposematiccolouration in which an organism possesses bright and conspicuous colours toadvertise itself as poisonous and distasteful. .Option B is an adaptive colourationin plants to attract insects to pollinate the flowers.