Question

Assertion: Fig and wasp cannot complete their life cycle without each other
Reason: It is mutualistic relationship

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. Assertion is true but reason is false
• D. Both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

The female wasp uses the fruit as an egg-laying site and the seeds within the fruit for nourishing its larvae. The wasp in return pollinates the fig while searching for suitable egg-laying sites. This kind of relationship in which both organisms are benefitted from each other is called a mutualistic relationship.