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In brood parasitism, the parasitic bird does what with its eggs?
ALays them in a host nest
BLays them in a hollow nut
CLays them in a heated nook
DLays them in a hidden net
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lays them in a host nest
1. Parasitism does not always mean living on a host body.
2. In birds it can mean handing over the work of raising young.
3. The parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host.
4. It then lets the host incubate them.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Biology, Ch 11 'Organisms and Populations'_
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