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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)
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less competition for pollinators within the species
less competition for pollinators within the species

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 with other species

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less competition for pollinators with other species

Explanation: a pollinator that visits only that plant species ensures conspecific pollen transfer and prevents visits being diverted to other plant species, reducing interspecific competition for pollination.