When a species become extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in an obligatory way also become extinct. This is known as -( – Answer & Explanation | CUET Subject PYQ – Dubuddy

When a species become extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in an obligatory way also become extinct. This is known as -

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Alien species invasion
B
Over-exploitation
C
Co-extinction
D
Habit loss and fragmentation
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Co-extinction
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Co-extinctions: When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in an obligatory way also become extinct. When a host fish species becomes extinct, its unique assemblage of parasites also meets the same fate. Another example is the case of a coevolved plant-pollinator mutualism where extinction of one invariably leads to the extinction of the other.

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