FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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Apples and other fruit fall from trees and are eaten by animals. What advantage does fruit provide for the seeds inside?
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The fruit protect the seed from water.
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The fruit provides the seeds the nutrition they need to grow.
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The fruit makes the seeds less appealing to animals and prevents them from being eaten.
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The fruit makes the seeds appealing to the animals who disperse the seeds in their waste.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of the enclosed seed in fruits is to attract the animals for seed dispersal. Animals are agents of seed dispersal. Some of the features of animal dispersed seeds are that they are fleshy, succulent, and change color when ripe. All these features attract animals to facilitate seed dispersal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seed dispersal promotes the survival of plant species. It allows plants to unfold in an extensive area. Thus, preventing plants from competing for light, water, and nutrients from the soil, which occurs when plants grow closer to each other.
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