Spring 2014 Camouflage Camouflage Animals either blend in with their surroundings or disguise themselves as something else Camouflage 4 types Concealing coloration Disruptive coloration Disguise ID: 233148
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Camouflage
Spring 2014
CamouflageSlide2
Camouflage
Animals either blend in with their surroundings or disguise themselves as something elseSlide3
Camouflage:
4 types:Concealing coloration
Disruptive colorationDisguiseMimicrySlide4
Concealing
Animal hides against background of same colorSlide5
Disruptive
Stripes, spots, or patterns so the animal’s outline does not stand out against the backgroundSlide6
Disguise
Animals look like another objectSlide7
Mimicry:
Looks like another animal that is dangerous, bad tasting, or poisonousSlide8
Types of Mimicry
1)
Batesian: Only one of the two animals is toxic/poisonous
2)
Mullerian
: Both organisms are dangerous/poisonous/toxicSlide9
Peppered Moth
2 phenotypes
Prior to the industrial revolution, all of the trees in this habitat were light coloredSoot from factories caused the lichen on trees to die and the trees to appear black
The phenotype that blends in the best will be selected forSlide10Slide11