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Ecology

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Set 13 Mutualism

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Question 1

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Plant pollination syndromes

A) are adaptations to innate preferences by pollinators.
B) represent floral advertisements.
C) prevent learning by pollinators.
D) deceive the pollinators.
E) none of the above

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Question 2

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Mutualism can evolve if

A) its benefits equal its costs.
B) it increases fitness even when rare.
C) there are no unsuccessful mutualists.
D) the average fitness of the population does not change.
E) none of the above

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Question 3

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The yucca and the yucca moth exemplify

A) a pollination parasite.
B) facultative mutualism.
C) obligate mutualism.
D) deceptive pollination.
E) none of the above

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