muskaansinha148 wrote:
can someone explain Q1 I was stuck between b andd?
Explanation
[textarea] Q1). The phrase “clonal monoculture” (Highlighted) refers to which of thefollowing?
Difficulty Level:Medium
Explanation
A clonal monoculture in this context refers to the fact that all the fungi in the attine ant gardens around the world are clones of a single source. This means that they are genetically identical and are reproducing asexually, without engaging in sexual reproduction. The ants maintain this clonal monoculture of the fungus by taking a sample of the fungus from the old nest to start a new garden when a queen ant establishes a new nest, thereby spreading the fungus vegetatively.
In the text, the concern is that a clonal monoculture, which is essentially a population of genetically identical organisms, would be highly susceptible to parasites. In this case, the fungus in the ant gardens is the clonal monoculture that is potentially at risk from parasitic attack by the Escovopsis mold.
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Statistics : Posted by Sajjad1994 • on 27 Dec 2018, 08:08 • Replies 15 • Views 5832
