Why Do Most Plants Produce Large Numbers of Seeds

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why do most plants produce large numbers of seeds?

• A) Most seeds are not viable.
• B) Most of a plant's seeds are produced as food for animals that disperse the seed.
• C) Most plants have many flowers.
• D) Most plants only flower once
• E) Few seeds survive, germinate and grow into mature individuals.

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Definitions:

Large Plantations

Extensive farms, especially in the past, where crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar were grown, often with the labor of enslaved people.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.

Plantation Owners

Individuals who owned large agricultural estates typically in the Americas, often worked by enslaved people, especially in the context of crops like tobacco and cotton.

Southern Territories

Geographic regions located in the southern part of a country or continent, which may have distinct cultural, political, or historical significance.