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#Question id: 3327


Birds that are brood parasites lay eggs in the nests of other birds. This is a successful strategy for the parasite only if

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. the host bird and the brood parasite bird species are similar in size

  2. the parasite removes all the host eggs

  3. host birds cannot discriminate between their eggs and those of the parasite

  4. the parasite chicks are much smaller than those of the host bird species