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Organisms and Populations — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrganisms and Populations2 Marks
Question
How does a Monarch butterfly defend itself from predation? Explain.
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Answer

  1. The Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predators because of a special chemical present in its body.
  2. The butterfly acquires this chemical by feeding ona poisonous weed during its caterpillar stage.

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