Which of the following best describes the relationship between fig trees (Ficus carica), the ambrosia beetle (Euwallacea interjectus), and the fungus (Ceratocystis ficicola)? The beetles carry the fungus to the fig trees, which kills the fig trees. The fig trees require the fungus to survive, but the beetles eat and kill the trees. The beetles require both the fungus and the fig trees to survive. The fig trees infect the beetles with the fungus, which kills the beetles.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between fig trees (Ficus carica), the ambrosia beetle (Euwallacea interjectus), and the fungus (Ceratocystis ficicola)? The beetles carry the fungus to the fig trees, which kills the fig trees. The fig trees require the fungus to survive, but the beetles eat and kill the trees. The beetles require both the fungus and the fig trees to survive. The fig trees infect the beetles with the fungus, which kills the beetles.

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter14: Plants And Fungi

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