Choose the most appropriate answer for each.
-Mimicry
A)Blending in and being hidden by the background
B)Relative abundance of each species
C)One organism benefits at another organism's expense
D)Opportunistic colonizers of a newly vacated habitat
E)Lichens on newly hardened, newly cooled lava
F)Number of species in a community
G)Symbiotic interaction that minimizes the costs and maximizes the benefits for both partners
H)One species is eliminated from an area of niche overlap
I)Tasty species resembles repugnant one
J)The process that leads from a pioneer community to a mature community
K)Natural reforestation of burned-over forest

Question

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Mimicry is defined as an adaptation where one species closely resembles another, often to deter predators. In this case, a tasty species resembling a repugnant one helps the tasty species avoid being eaten.

Answer: A
 Mimicry can also involve blending in with the surroundings to avoid detection. This is known as camouflage, and is an example of mimicry.

Answer: G
 Mimicry can also be a symbiotic interaction where one species benefits while the other is not harmed. An example of this is the relationship between plants and pollinators, where the plants provide food for the pollinators in exchange for the pollinators spreading their pollen.

Note: Mimicry can take on several different forms and have various interpretations, so other answers could also be possible depending on the context of the question.

Choose the Most Appropriate Answer for Each