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Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that ta pollinate this tree ?
PRELIMS 2024 · ENVIRONMENT
Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved…
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• Fig trees (Ficus) share an obligate mutualism with fig wasps, their sole pollinators, coevolved over ~80 million years.
• Flowers inside the syconium are accessible only to specific wasp species.
• Mahua, Sandalwood, and Silk cotton lack such species-specific obligate pollinator relationships.
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