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Fruits and plants have to disperse so that their seeds will travel away from their 'parent', even if it isn't a great distance. If plants did not disperse and the seeds all landed nearby, there would be 'survival of the fittest' (as Charles Darwin said) and they would constantly be in competition with each other for light, water etc. Therefore many of the plants would not survive!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf there are two plants growing on one plot of soil, they have to fight each other over the nutrients in that small plot, and one plant will eventually die, so God made seeds be able to move to another location, either far away from its mother or only a few feet away, either using wind (e.g. schizocarps), water (e.g. coconuts), animal (e.g. burrs), human (e.g. tomatoes), or mechanical (e.g. peas) dispersal.
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What is purpose of the fruit that develops on a flowering plant?
The fruit is is the seed bearing structure and in some plants the fruit is used to help seed dispersal.
How does seed dispersal happen?
There are five methods of seed dispersal.The first one is human dispersal, when human beings harvest the plant, take the seed out from the fruit, and plant it in another plot of land (like tomatoes, cucumbers, etc...). Water dispersal is when the fruit falls in the water and is light enough to float for at least a few seconds (like coconuts, water lilies, etc...). Animal dispersal is when an animal gets the fruit stuck in its hair or fur and scratches it off after a few minutes or eats the fruit and the seed emerges from its droppings (like burrs, mistletoe, etc...). Wind dispersal happens when the fruit is light enough to glide with the wind for at least a few seconds (like schizocarps, samaras, etc...), and mechanical dispersal is when the seed(s) are dispersed in a way like a slingshot (like peas, forget-me-nots, etc...).
What is an enlarged ovary of a plant that aids in seed dispersal?
The swollen ovary in plants is called the fruit.
Fruit name 10 fruit bearing plants with their agents through which seeds are dispersed and the part of or seed which helps in dispersal?
Apple
What plant has seed pods that get caught in animal fur and on human clothing?
parts of a fruit that attach to an animal's fur for dispersal
What is purpose of the fruit that develops on a flowering plant?
The fruit is is the seed bearing structure and in some plants the fruit is used to help seed dispersal.
One plant structure that is not an adaptation for fruit or seed dispersal is?
the leaf
How does seed dispersal happen?
There are five methods of seed dispersal.The first one is human dispersal, when human beings harvest the plant, take the seed out from the fruit, and plant it in another plot of land (like tomatoes, cucumbers, etc...). Water dispersal is when the fruit falls in the water and is light enough to float for at least a few seconds (like coconuts, water lilies, etc...). Animal dispersal is when an animal gets the fruit stuck in its hair or fur and scratches it off after a few minutes or eats the fruit and the seed emerges from its droppings (like burrs, mistletoe, etc...). Wind dispersal happens when the fruit is light enough to glide with the wind for at least a few seconds (like schizocarps, samaras, etc...), and mechanical dispersal is when the seed(s) are dispersed in a way like a slingshot (like peas, forget-me-nots, etc...).
What is an enlarged ovary of a plant that aids in seed dispersal?
The swollen ovary in plants is called the fruit.
Fruit name 10 fruit bearing plants with their agents through which seeds are dispersed and the part of or seed which helps in dispersal?
Apple
What part of a flower develops into fruit into a seed?
The part of a flower that develops into a fruit that contains seeds is the ovary. After fertilization of the ovule, the ovary swells up and creates fruit that animals eat-creating seed dispersal.
What is the mode of seed dispersal of hair seed of madar?
wind is the mode of seed dispersal of hair seed of madar
Why do flowering plants bear fruit?
After pollination the ovules develop into seed and the ovary ripens to become the fruit. This firstly protects the ripening seeds, the ripened fruit sometimes assists with seed dispersal as they are eaten by animals who then transport and deposit the seed in different locations.
What is the process called when seeds are spread away from a plant?
It is called Dispersal
What is seed disperal embryo or young plant?
Seed dispersal is the dispersal of embryo generally
What is the importance of seed dispersal?
Dispersal is important because it is the scattering of seed away from plant
Is the maple a example of seed dispersal by explosion?
simple examples of seed dispersal by explorasion
