Question

Describe the mutual relationship between Fig tree and Wasp and comment on the phenomenon that operates in their relationship.

Answer 1

Mutualism interaction exists between fig tree and wasp. In fig tree there is a tight one-to-one relationship with a pollinator species of wasp. A fig species is pollinated only by its ‘partner’ wasp species and no other species. The female wasp uses the fruit not only as an oviposition but uses the developing seeds within the fruit for nourishing its larvae. The wasp pollinates the fig while finding egg-laying sites and in turn, fig offers the wasp developing seeds, as food for the developing larvae.
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