BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Seeds that are forcefully ejected from their fruits are using ____
A
Animal Dispersal
B
Fire Dispersal
C
Self Dispersal
D
Water Dispersal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Self dispersal of seed is a mechanism of seed dispersal in which the plants disperse their seeds on their own i.e. by their self. For example, during explosion of pods containing seeds, they are dispersed on their own. The explosion depends only on the plant itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ballistic dispersal Ballochory is a type of dispersal where the seed is forcefully ejected by explosive dehiscence of the fruit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ballistic or explosive seed dispersal is perhaps the most fascinating of seed dispersal mechanisms. The explosive pressure is generated as the seed pods dry out. A squirting cucumber is one example of a plant which uses this mechanism. Once the fruit of the squirting cucumber matures it explosively ejects the seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seed Dispersal by Explosions Okra, Lupins, gorse, and broom are a few examples of plants whose seeds are dispersed by Explosions. Pea and bean plants also have pods and the seeds burst out when they ripen and pod has dried.

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