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Question 5 1 pts Which of the following would be an example of a brood parasite? Check all that apply. Aswan always builds its own nest, lays eps in it and raises its young that are in its nest. However, it will sometimes also lay aness or two in the nest of other swans or waterfowl nesting nearby, in the hopes that it can trick the host parents of those nests into raising one of its offspring. The Mountain Alcon Blue butterfly produce larvae that release chemicals that confuse its ant host into thinking that the butterfly larvae are actually antlarvae. Thus, the ant adults will care for and raise the butterfly larvae as if they were their own A bird that steals the nests of other bird species, lays it eas in the host nest, but incubates its owners and raises its own young A cuckoo wasp will lay its eas in the nest of other wasp species, but its young are not provided any food or direct care by the host parent Acuckoo bumblebee queen kills the queen of another bumblebee species colony. Then the cuckoo bumblee queen uses the host worker bees to feed and take care of the cuckoo queen's offspring.

Answer 1

the brood parasites are those which never build their nests. They completely rely on other hosts to look after their offsprings. from the given options

The Mountain Alcon Blue Butterfly larvae releases chemicals that confuse the ant hosts into thinking that the butterfly larvae are actually nt larvae. Thus the ant adults will care for and raise the butterfly larvae as their own.

The pheromone secreted by butterfly on its larvae confuses the ants for its larvae an feeds it. Insect brood parasitism example.

A cuckoo bumblebee queen kills the queen of another bumblebee species colony. then the cuckoo bumblebee uses the hosts worker bees to fedd and take care of cuckoo queens offspring.

The other options are not examples of brood parasitism

The first option is not brood parasitism because a brood parasite is defined as a bird or an insect that normally or regularly lays eggs in others nest.

The third option is not brood parasitism because the parent bird takes care of its eggs, it doesnt leave it to the host bird.

The fourth option of cuckoo wasps is an example of kleptoparasitism