Bombardier beetles release a burst of hot chemical spray with a popping sound. The chemical is sprayed from a structure present under the belly of the beetles. Which is the likely advantage of such a behavior?

It allows the beetles to attract mates.

It allows the beetles to move obstacles out of their paths.

It allows the beetles to escape from predators.

It allows the beetles to stay warm in cold conditions.

It allows the beetles to escape from predators

1 is the answer to this problem

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.