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Consider a situation where a wasp species feeds on the seeds of a particular tree. During feeding, the wasp helps the tree by transferring pollen from tree to tree (pollination). The relationship between the fig tree and wasps described best encompasses which of the two ecological interactions shown below?

A
Amensalism and predation

B
Mutualism and predation

C
Mutualism and commens sms

D
Mutualism and competition

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The relationship between the fig tree and wasp is a mutualistic relationship, the wasp lays its egg and pollinates the fig's inflorescence. However, the fig not only provides shelter for the oviposition to wasp but also allows the larva to feed on it. It can also be considered a parasitic interaction if the wasp does not benefit fig.
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Consider a situation where a wasp species feeds on the seeds of a particular tree. During feeding, the wasp helps the tree by transferring pollen from tree to tree (pollination). The relationship between the fig tree and wasps described best encompasses which of the two ecological interactions shown below?
TopicOrganisms and Populations
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 12
Answer TypeText solution:1
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