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?
Effects on Organism 2 | ||||
Effects on Organism 1 | Benefit | Harm | -No Effect | |
Mutualism | Predation | Commensalism | ||
Harm | Predation or parasitism | Competition | Airielis sitt | |
No Effect | Commensalism | Amensalism |
Text Solution
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The fig–wasp interaction includes:
• Mutualism: wasp helps in pollination, tree benefits in reproduction
• Predation: wasp larvae feed on some seeds
So it represents a combination of mutualism + predation.
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