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Published on: August 21, 2026
Assertion: When a host fish species becomes extinct, its unique assemblage of parasites also meets the same fate.
Reason: When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in facultative way also become extinct.
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Assertion: True
If a host fish goes extinct, its host-specific parasites may also go extinct → this is co-extinction.
Reason: False
Co-extinction mainly occurs with obligatory (dependent) relationships, not facultative ones.
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