How long do caterpillars stay in cocoon?

A population of caterpillars feeds on the leaves of trees in a forest and is in turn food for birds that eat t?

  • a)Caterpillars would evolve a cocoon that was more resistant to damp weather. b)Caterpillars would evolve to eat the bark as well as the leaves. c)Caterpillars would evolve to a larger size. d)Caterpillars would evolve to a color that matched the leaves they eat. e)Birds would evolve to eat more types of insects.

  • Answer:

    D is the most logical answer and many caterpillars are very well camouflaged.

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Hi there, Sorry but this question does not make sense and I would like to point out that no organism can change itself whenever it needed to. BTW, if the question was "Which characteristic would help the caterpillar the caterpillars avoid being eaten by the birds in large numbers?" Then the answer would be similar to (D) Through natural selection, caterpillars within the population that are similar in colour to the leaves they eat, will survive as they are less suspectible to predators such as the birds. They camouflage with the leaves. These caterpillars will survive, reproduce and pass on their traits to their offsprings. All the best ~

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