Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Fig fruit is a non-vegetarian fruit as it has enclosed fig wasps in it.
Statement II : Fig wasp and fig tree exhibit mutual relationship as fig wasp completes its life cycle in fig fruit and fig fruit gets pollinated by fig wasp.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

**Why Statement I is incorrect**

Fig fruit is a product of the fig tree (a plant). By definition, fruit is a mature ovary of a flowering plant and consists entirely of plant tissue. The presence of any insects inside the fruit does not change its botanical classification. Therefore, calling a fig “non‑vegetarian” because it contains fig wasps is scientifically inaccurate; the fruit remains a vegetarian (plant‑based) food.

**Why Statement II is incorrect**

The relationship between fig trees and fig wasps is often described as mutualistic, but the wording in the statement is misleading:

• The fig wasp does lay its eggs inside the immature fig (the syconium), and the larvae develop there. However, the adult wasp does **not** complete its entire life cycle inside a single fruit; it must exit the fig to find another fig in which to lay eggs. The life cycle is therefore completed across multiple figs, not confined to one.
• Pollination of the fig occurs when a female wasp, carrying pollen from the fig where she emerged, enters a new syconium and deposits pollen while laying eggs. This pollination happens **before** the fig develops into a mature fruit. Stating that “fig fruit gets pollinated by fig wasp” ignores the fact that pollination precedes fruit formation and is not a direct action on the already‑formed fruit.

Because of these inaccuracies, the statement that “fig wasp completes its life cycle in fig fruit and fig fruit gets pollinated by fig wasp” is not entirely correct.

Hence, both statements are incorrect.