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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Substantiate with the help of one example that in an ecosystem mutualists
(i) tend to co-evolve and
(ii) are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
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उत्तर
Mutualists are pairs of the organism that benefit from the interactions between them.
(i) Mutualism between a flower and its pollinator follows co-evolution as the interaction should be safe from "cheating".
A Fig species is pollinated by a particular species of wasp. While the wasp uses the fruit for oviposition and source of nourishment for its larvae, the fig is pollinated by the wasp.
(ii) Since both the participants in the mutualism are linked, a change, anthropogenic or otherwise, affecting one species will consequently also reduce the population of the other species.
Plant-Pollinator interaction is an example of the same. Extinction of the pollinator will reduce the diversity of plant species which is dependent on it. Reduction in the bees population is posing a threat to the diversity of crops.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Can you think of a situation where we deliberately want to make a species extinct? How would you justify it?
Substantiate with the help of one example that in an ecosystem mutualists
are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
Which among the following forests is known as the "lungs of the planet earth"?
Of the four major causes for the loss of biodiversity (Alien species invasion, habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation and co-extinctions which according to you is the major cause for the loss of biodiversity? Give reasons in support.
List any two major causes other than anthropogenic causes of the loss of biodiversity.
How many Biodiversity hotspots have been identified around the world?
List any three major causes of loss of biodiversity.
"Forests provide intangible benefits to us." Explain by taking three different areas, how.
Give definitions of Extinct species.
Give definitions of Invasive species.
