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Q: Examples of fruits dispersed by water?
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How are mangrove fruits dispersed?

Mangrove fruits are dispersed by water


How does mangrove fruits dispersed?

by water


How are fruits and seeds dispersed?

by wind, animals, water


What are some examples of seeds dispersed by water?

Coconuts,


These seeds is most likely dispersed by water?

Seeds are dispersed by various agents like wind , water, animals and humanbeings.Winged seeds like drumstick and maple are carried by wind.Light seeds of grasses or hairy seeds of aak and hairy fruit of sunflower get blown away with wind to far away places.Some seeds are dispersed by water.These fruits or seeds ususlly develop floating ability in the form of spongy or fibrous outer coat as in coconnut.Some seeds are dispersed by animals, especially spiny seeds with hooks which get attached to the bodies of the animals and are carried to distant places.Examples are Xanthium and Urena.Some seeds are dispersed when the fruits burst with sudden jerks.The seeds are scattered far away from the parent plant. This happens in the case of castor and balsam. [Written by Rini Sebastian]


What characteristics of fruits and seeds dispersed by water and wind?

Water: Husk as covering Able to float on water


What is an wind dispersed fruit?

The means by which seeds are dispersed depend on a seed's structure, composition, and size. Seeds dispersed by water are found in light and buoyant fruits, while those dispersed by wind may have specialized wing-like appendages. Examples are - Winged fruits of Dipterocarus, Holoptelia, Hiptage and Shorea etc.


Why are the seeds in fruits dispersed?

The seeds in fruits are dispersed so that they can be planted elsewhere, and reproduce themselves.


What are the common features of fruits that are dispersed by water?

They have waterproof coverings and fibrous husk with air spaces


How are kapok fruits seeds dispersed?

seeeds of kapok tree are dispersed by wind


How are pear seed dispersed?

They get dispersed by animals.


What seeds are dispersed by drop and roll?

fruits