Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Name the defence in each case.
In predation, the predator gains and the prey is harmed. Predators carry energy, control the prey and keep species diversity. Prey defend with camouflage, poison and warning colours, thorns and chemicals. The balance point of the Lotka-Volterra equations and is and , and the swings have the period .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) Camouflage (cryptic colour).
Step 2. (b) Poison with warning colours. The butterfly is the monarch butterfly.
Step 3. (c) Thorns.
Step 4. (d) Chemicals.
Step 5. (e) Chemicals, in this case the poisonous cardiac glycosides of Calotropis.
Answer: (a) camouflage; (b) poison and warning colours; (c) thorns; (d) chemicals; (e) chemicals.
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