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A female fig wasp enters the syconium of a fig, pollinates the flowers and lays eggs in the ovaries of some of the flowers. The young larvae grow up, eat (and kill) some, but not all of the seeds and complete their life cycle.
The fig is completely dependent on fig wasps to pollinate its flowers and the fig wasp requires figs to complete its life cycle
The interaction between figs and fig wasps has aspects of
$I.$ mutualism
$II.$ host-parasite interaction
$III.$ competition
$IV.$ ammensalism
$V.$ protocooperation
Select the correct option
$I$ and $II$
$I$ and $III$
$V$ and $VI$
$III$ and $IV$
Solution
The given example should two types of interaction
$(i)$ Mutualism The fig plant is completely dependent on fig wasp to pollinate its flower and fig wasp requires figs to complete its life cycle
$(ii)$ Host parasite interaction Fig wasp completely dependent over the fig plant for its food shelter, development, etc. Fig wasp act as a parasite and fig plant act as a host
