NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
What service do plants expect from animals in return for their rewards?
Options
- AProtection
- BSeed dispersal and pollination
- CShelter
- DNutrient absorption
Correct answer
B. Seed dispersal and pollination
Step-by-step solution
The most spectacular and evolutionarily fascinating examples of mutualism are found in plant-animal relationships. Plants need the help of animals for pollinating their flowers and dispersing their seeds. Animals obviously have to be paid ‘fees’ for the services that plants expect from them. Plants offer rewards or fees in the form of pollen and nectar for pollinators and juicy and nutritious fruits for seed dispersers .Orchids show a bewildering diversity of floral patterns many of which have evolved to attract th