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Why have eggs of brood parasitic birds evolved to resemble the host's eggs?
ATo grow much faster
BTo hatch much earlier
CTo escape host detection
DTo need less warmth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. To escape host detection
Resembling the host egg in size and colour reduces the chance the host spots and ejects the foreign egg.
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