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Why are some fruits fleshy?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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Flesh fruits come from plants whose seeds are dispersed via animal ingestion, they are fleshy and tasty to encourage animals to eat them and spread their seeds. If plant's primary mechanisms of seed dispersal is something other than ingestion there is no need for the plant to produce an attractive and delicious fruit, as it would wind up being costly.

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