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This process may lead to the evolution of “secondary crops,” whose most famous examples include rye and oats. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this form of mimicry in which artificial selection against weeds, including practices such as weeding and winnowing, causes weeds to become more similar to the crops they grow alongside.
ANSWER: Vavilovian mimicry
[10m] Many members of this plant family achieve pollination through pseudocopulation, in which the flower mimics a female bee, wasp, or fly. A striking example is the genus Ophrys, known as the “bee [these plants].”
ANSWER: orchids [or Orchidaceae]
[10e] Several agave species are covered with brightly colored thorn-like protrusions that are harmless, an example of this form of mimicry. It is contrasted with two defended species sharing a warning signal, called Müllerian mimicry.
ANSWER: Batesian mimicry
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Berkeley ABerkeley B010010
StanfordBerkeley C0101020