What defense benefits do ants provide to acacia trees? What benefits do acacia trees provide ants? Using the graphs below, explain which trends, numbers and changes provide evidence that acacia trees and ants form a mutualistic relationship. Include a definition of coevolution and mutualism in your reply.

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What defense benefits do ants provide to acacia trees? What benefits do acacia
trees provide ants? Using the graphs below, explain which trends, numbers and
changes provide evidence that acacia trees and ants form a mutualistic relationship.
Include a definition of coevolution and mutualism in your reply.
(a)
Acacia stems containing herbivorous
insects (percent)
50%
40
30
20
10
0
With ants
Without ants
Transcribed Image Text:What defense benefits do ants provide to acacia trees? What benefits do acacia trees provide ants? Using the graphs below, explain which trends, numbers and changes provide evidence that acacia trees and ants form a mutualistic relationship. Include a definition of coevolution and mutualism in your reply. (a) Acacia stems containing herbivorous insects (percent) 50% 40 30 20 10 0 With ants Without ants
Survival (percent)
80
9
Feb 1
Apr 1
With ants
Without ants
Jun 1
(b)
Figure 17.8
Ricklefs, Ecology: The Economy of Nature, 8e, © 2018 W. H. Freeman
and Company
Data from D. H. Janzen, Coevolution of mutualism between ants
and acacias in Central America, Evolution 20 (1966): 249–275.
Aug 1 Oct 1
Transcribed Image Text:Survival (percent) 80 9 Feb 1 Apr 1 With ants Without ants Jun 1 (b) Figure 17.8 Ricklefs, Ecology: The Economy of Nature, 8e, © 2018 W. H. Freeman and Company Data from D. H. Janzen, Coevolution of mutualism between ants and acacias in Central America, Evolution 20 (1966): 249–275. Aug 1 Oct 1
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