Question
The diagram below represents the vertical section of a fruit.
(a) Suggest the possible agent of dispersal of this fruit.
(b) Explain two observable features that adapt the fruit to its mode of dispersal.
(a) Suggest the possible agent of dispersal of this fruit.
(b) Explain two observable features that adapt the fruit to its mode of dispersal.
Answer
(a) Water dispersal
(b) - Has a water proof endocarp for buoyancy.
- Mesocarp is fibrous and spongy to trap air.
(b) - Has a water proof endocarp for buoyancy.
- Mesocarp is fibrous and spongy to trap air.