How do cephalopods use camouflage, and what are the mechanisms behind their ability to change color and texture?
a) Cephalopods use camouflage to hide from predators and prey alike. Their ability to change color and texture is primarily driven by specialized skin cells called chromatophores, which expand and contract to produce different colors and patterns.
b) Cephalopods use camouflage only for hunting purposes, relying on their ability to blend into the environment seamlessly. Their color-changing mechanism is based solely on environmental cues.
c) Cephalopods use camouflage primarily for communication within their species, with color changes indicating various social signals. Their skin texture changes are unrelated to their camouflage abilities.
d) Cephalopods do not use camouflage as a survival mechanism. Their color and texture changes are random and not influenced by external factors.
