Q. If any extinction of a mutualistic pollinator takes place, what would be its effect on the plants where it pollinates?
A) Decreased pollination
B) No effect because substitute pollinator is available
C) The plant would not be pollinated
D) None of the above
Explanation
When a species become extinct, the plants and animals species associated with it in an obligatory way also become extinct In the case of coevolved plant-pollinator mutualism, extinction of one invariably leads to the extinction of the other
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