Bombardier beetles release an explosive mixture of quinones and hydrogen peroxide from glands at the end of their abdomen when disturbed by grasshopper mice and other predators. This is an example of what kind of defense against predation?

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Why are monarch butterfly’s toxic?

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An animal that is cryptically coloured probably

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The number of species in a community is referred to as the

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For a Batesian mimicry system to work,

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In the formula for biotic potential (dN/dt = rIN), what does n stand for?

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Pseudomyrmex ants live exclusively in the swollen thorns of acacia trees. In return for food and shelter provided by the trees, the ants aggressively defend the tree from leaf-eating insects. This interaction between ants and acacias represents an example of