Question

Given below are certain adaptations in the fruit of certain plants. On the basis of information given below, identify the agent of pollination in both situations. 

i. small, dry and light seeds with a parachute of fine hair. 

ii. Brightly colored, sweet and juicy but hard seeds. 

A. I-insects, II-animals 

B. I-water, II-insects 

C. I-wind, II-animals 

D. I-birds, II-insects

Answer 1

When seeds are light in weight and contain hairs they can be easily blown away by the wind to a greater distance. Since plants tend to disperse their population to a far extent. While, brightly colored, sweet and juicy fruit contain hard seeds which cannot be dispersed by wind thus it needs human/animals as dispersal agents since we eat the fruits and throw away the seeds.