A plant species would benefit from a pollinator that only visits the flowers of that plant species due to decreased self-fertilization, allowing for greater genetic variation. This specialization ensures that the plant receives pollen from other individuals, promoting cross-pollination and increasing genetic diversity within the population, which can enhance resilience and adaptability.
Specialization can be both limiting and beneficial. How would a plant species benefit from a pollinator that only visits the flowers of that plant species?(1 point) Responses the flowers always having a pollinator the flowers always having a pollinator decreased self-fertilization, allowing for greater genetic variation decreased self-fertilization, allowing for greater genetic variation less competition for pollinators within the species less competition for pollinators within the species less competition for pollinators with other species less competition for pollinators with other species
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