A plant-pollinator mutualism where the extinction of one leads to the extinction of the other is an example of:
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Correct answer: Extinction of a species when its obligate host or mutualistic partner goes extinct
Co-extinction occurs when a species is obligatorily associated with another. For example, if a host fish becomes extinct, its unique assemblage of parasites also meets the same fate.
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