There is a non-harmful species of fly that has a body coloration pattern that is similar to bees and wasps, the latter two of which have a stinger for self defence, while the fly has no stinger. For the fly's colour patterns to help it trick potential predators and therefore avoid being eaten by predators, how common should the fly be in nature relative to the bees and wasps in an area where all these species overlap? Question 1 options: 50% of the total abundance of these groups Rare The abundance of bees and wasps doesn't matter Very common

There is a non-harmful species of fly that has a body coloration pattern that is similar to bees and wasps, the latter two of which have a stinger for self defence, while the fly has no stinger. For the fly's colour patterns to help it trick potential predators and therefore avoid being eaten by predators, how common should the fly be in nature relative to the bees and wasps in an area where all these species overlap? Question 1 options: 50% of the total abundance of these groups Rare The abundance of bees and wasps doesn't matter Very common

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter16: Population Ecology

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