Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

Cuckoo layings it's egg in the nest of crow for incubation is an example of-

Options:

Ideal Parasitism

Brood Parasitism

Fake Parasitism

Gausian Parasitism

Correct Answer:

Brood Parasitism

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Brood Parasitism

Brood parasitism in birds is a fascinating example of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets the host incubate them. During the course of evolution, the eggs of the parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host’s egg in size and colour to reduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and ejecting them from the nest. Example:  The movements of the cuckoo (koel) and the crow during the breeding season (spring to summer) and watch brood parasitism in action.