Which type of mimicry involves multiple species with similar warning coloration that are all toxic to predators?

a. Batesian mimicry

b. Müllerian mimicry

c. Emsleyan/Mertensian mimicry

d. Mertensian mimicry

Mimicry (also known as mimetism) is a term used in evolutionary ecology to describe a situation in which one organism, the mimic, has evolved to share common external traits with another organism, the model, thanks to the selected action of a signal-receiver or "dupe." This is referred to as a mimicking complex.

• Batesian mimicry is a type of biological similarity in which a noxious or dangerous creature (the model) is mimicked by a harmless organism equipped with a warning system such as bright coloring (the mimic). Predators mistake the mimic for the model and leave it alone, giving it protection.
• Emsleyan mimicry, also known as Mertensian mimicry, is a kind of mimicry in which a risky prey imitates a less threatening species.

Müllerian mimicry is a type of biological similarity in which two or more unrelated noxious or dangerous species have alarm systems that are strikingly similar, such as the same vivid color pattern.