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Which statement is true about cuckoo?(a) The host does not behave as a babysitter(b) Host behaves as a babysitter(c) They deposit their eggs in the nest of other species(d) Cuckoo builds its own nestsThe question was posed to me in a job interview.Asked question is from Population Interactions-3 topic in chapter Organisms and Populations of Biology – Class 12

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Right answer is (b) Host BEHAVES as a babysitter

For explanation: In cuckoo, the host behaves as a babysitter. A female cuckoo will generally lay her eggs in a nest of another bird, then leaving the OFFSPRING to be HATCHED and fed by this another bird (host). It is an example of brood-parasitism.



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