Chapter 23, Problem 34A

Summary Introduction

To write:The important of fruit or seed dipersal

Introduction:Fertilization is just the beginning of a long phase that concludes finally with seed forming. A seed in anthophytes is part of a fruit that grows from the ovary, and also from other organs of the flower.

Explanation of Solution

For the protection of the seeds, fruits also help in dispersion of seeds. The dispersal of seeds away from the parent plant increases the offspring's survival rate. Several fruits are distributed from the parent plant via the animals to the distant field. If a lot of plants grow in one place, there is competition for nutrients from light, water and soil. Seeds that sprout alongside parent plants and other offspring fight for certain resources.

Conclusion

Thus, it concludes that dispersal of seed is important as plants grow in one place compete for nutrition, light and water.