Question

Coevolution can be seen between some plants and animals, like the yucca plant and the yucca moth. The flowers are shaped specifically so that only the tiny moth can pollinate them.

If the yucca moth goes extinct due to climate change or other human-generated factors, what would be the likely outcome for the yucca plant?


A new animal would evolve or adapt to take over the job of the yucca moth.

The yucca plant would also go extinct.

Humans would have to engineer a way to pollinate the plant.

The yucca plant would evolve a new way to be pollinated.

Answer 1

Answer: The answer would be D. Evolution takes a very, very long time, across many generations. If the yucca moth goes extinct, there will not be any future generations for evolution to take place.

Explanation: d. The yucca plant would also go extinct

Answer 2

The yucca plant would also go extinct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two organisms rely on each other for survival. Pollination in simple terms is plants having babies. If the yucca moth dies, then nothing would be transferring the seeds of the yucca plants between the "mommy" and "daddy" plants to make babies.