A Bird Feeds on the Fruit of a Plant

question 31

Multiple Choice

A bird feeds on the fruit of a plant.The bird will later regurgitate the seed.However,in the process of digesting the fruit and regurgitating the seed,the embryo is made non-viable.This is ___________.

• A) An example of a mutualism because the bird disperses the plants seeds.
• B) An example of a coevolutionary relationship because both are specialized.
• C) Not an example of a mutualism because the bird destroys the seed and so it is never actually benefiting the plant.
• D) None of the above

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