many plants produce fruits (a) to protect seeds (b) to produce food for the seed( c) to store water for seed (d) to stopseeds from disparsal
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Option a is the correct answer
The correct option is b.
Dispersal Of Seeds and Fruits
Seed dispersal means scattering seeds over a wide area. The seeds of some plants are like seeds, but the seeds of other plants are dispersed in the form of fruits (because fruits contain seeds within them).
The same species of plants (and trees) grow in different places because their seeds are dispersed to different places by different natural agents such as wind, water, animals, etc.
When the seeds are ripe, the whole fruit containing the seeds or individual seeds fall from the parent plant to the ground below. The plant produces many seeds. If all the seeds produced by a plant that fall directly under the plant germinate and grow there, then a large number of new plants would grow close together in a small area of soil. A large number of new plants growing close together will compete for water and minerals (from the soil) and sunlight, leading to a shortage of water, minerals and sunlight. Due to the lack of water, minerals and sunlight, the newly growing plants will not be healthy and many plants would die.
To avoid overcrowding in the same place, the seeds and fruits of many plants have developed various methods that allow them to be transported long distances from the mother plant. When a plant's seeds are dispersed, the new plants that grow from those seeds are far and wide, so they don't compete with each other for water, minerals, and sunlight.
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The correct option is b. The main function of fruit is to disperse and protect the seeds.A fruit contains seeds and many fruits attract animals that feed on them. The fruit also helps in preventing the seeds from getting dry.
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