Although It Is Costly to Produce Fruit,the Large Number of Fruit-Producing

question 67

Multiple Choice

Although it is costly to produce fruit,the large number of fruit-producing plant species attests to its success as an evolutionary adaptation.In what way is fruit production helpful to plants?

• A) Fruits attract pollinators like insects and birds to move pollen between different plants.
• B) Fruit toxins can discourage potential consumers from eating the plant.
• C) Plants can store energy in fruits during summer and then later recover the energy during winter, when the fruit decomposes.
• D) Consumers eating fruits also eat seeds that, when not digested, can be deposited far from the parent plant and increase the range of that plant species.

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