Choose the correct defense mechanism for each of the following statemnts. The choices are: behavioural defense, cryptic colouration, protective colouration and mimicry. A defense mechanism can be used more than once. Please explain in detail why each defense mechanism was picked. Examples: A walking stick insect blends into the twigs in its habitat.  Answer A defenseless organism looks like a poisonous model.  Answer Two poisonous species evolved to look very similar in order to intensify the deterrence from predators.  Answer Orange elephant ear sponge is bright orange coloured and lives on ocean reefs.  Answer Cinnabar moth caterpillars have distinct black and yellow stripes.  Answer Hagfishes automatically produce fibrous slime from their body when they are captured.  Answer

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Choose the correct defense mechanism for each of the following statemnts. The choices are: behavioural defense, cryptic colouration, protective colouration and mimicry. A defense mechanism can be used more than once. Please explain in detail why each defense mechanism was picked.

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  1. A walking stick insect blends into the twigs in its habitat.  Answer
  2. A defenseless organism looks like a poisonous model.  Answer
  3. Two poisonous species evolved to look very similar in order to intensify the deterrence from predators.  Answer
  4. Orange elephant ear sponge is bright orange coloured and lives on ocean reefs.  Answer
  5. Cinnabar moth caterpillars have distinct black and yellow stripes.  Answer
  6. Hagfishes automatically produce fibrous slime from their body when they are captured.  Answer
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