HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FRUIT SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How do animals help plants?
A
they help eat their fruit
B
they help protect the fruit
C
they help spread the seeds
D
they help plant the seeds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals help in pollination and seed dispersal. Animals disperse seeds by carryng them on their body or by eating the fruit of a plant and disposing the seeds at some other location as they move.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the significant ways that animals disperse plant seeds is by eating and pooing them out. Certain plant species, including many trees, enclose their seeds inside fleshy edible fruits that are appealing to hungry animals. These fruit-loving animals are called frugivores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Birds and animals eat fleshy fruits and disperse the seeds to faraway places through their droppings. Examples:Watermelon, Lichi, Guava, and Mango. Some seeds have hooks on their outer surface, which allow them to stick to the animal fur, and in this way, they are carried to different places.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animals can disperse seeds by excreting or burying them; other fruits have structures, such as hooks, that attach themselves to animals’ fur. Humans also play a role as dispersers by moving fruit to new places and discarding the inedible portions containing the seeds.

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