Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is…
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?
Fig
Mahua
Sandalwood
Silk cotton
Solution
Fig trees (Ficus) and fig wasps (family Agaonidae) share an obligate mutualism — each species of fig is pollinated by its own specific fig wasp, a classic example of co-evolution.