AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Seeds are dispersed in several different ways. In some plants seeds are housed within a fruit (such as apples or oranges). These fruits, including the seeds, are eaten by animals who then disperse the seeds when they defecate. Some fruits can be carried by water, such as a floating coconut.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dates, rambutan, sea grapes, sea holly, tamarind, raspberry, sunflower, tomatoes are a few examples of plants whose seeds are dispersed by animals and birds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fur and Feathers Some seeds and fruits are adapted to stick to the fur or feathers (or clothing!) of unsuspecting animals; when the animal finally frees itself of its clingy passenger, the seed/fruit is usually far away from where it started.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many animals disperse their seeds in different ways. Some animals, such as bats, eat the fruit and then disperse the seeds in their droppings elsewhere. Other animals, such as elephants, spread seeds by trampling them into the ground with their feet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The seed of angiosperms are more likely to be dispersed by animals because they are encloses in a fruit that may be eaten.