Question

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 nests

The 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

Answer 1

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.