Dimorphism: Four examples commonly occurring in Nature

 Dimorphism

Four examples commonly occurring in Nature 

Dr Abe V Rotor

Dimorphism 1. (Botany) the occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part, such as the leaves of some aquatic plants 2. (Zoology) the occurrence in an animal or plant species of two distinct types of individual 3. (Chemistry) a property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms

Dimorphism in a plant with two distinct flowers: 

yellow male and red female

NOTE: Living specimen is found at the San Vicente Botanical Garden,

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Dimorphism in a echinoderm: four- 

and five-arm starfish

Dimorphism in insects: winged male and 

wingless female Orgya bagworm


Dimorphism in fowls: peacock displays 

highly decorated plumes to woe a peahen. ~