NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PLANT GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The seeds of blueberry plants are often dispersed after passing thru the digestive system of an animal that eat blueberries. What additional benefits to blueberry seeds experience after being dispersed this way?
A
Having blueberry flesh for nutrients
B
Having animal feces as fertilizer
C
Having deep soil covering them
D
Having no other predators
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dispersal of seeds is very important for the survival of plant species. If plants grow too closely together, they have to compete for light, water and nutrients from the soil. Seed dispersal allows plants to spread out from a wide area and avoid competing with one another for the same resources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animals help plants by helping pollinate flowers or by dispersing seed. They also help supply nutrients when they die and decompose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Not all plants produce seeds, but those that do often rely on these seeds to replicate themselves over successive seasons and years. Seeds are of immense biological and economic importance. They contain high protein, starch and oil reserves that help in the early stages of growth and development in a plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) They interfere while harvesting. (ii) They help crop plants grow healthily. (iii) They compete with crop plants for water, nutrients, space, and light.

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