Question

Choose the correct statements regarding seed dispersal out of the following.

• A. Seeds of all the plants mature and are dispersed by explosion.
• B. Dandelion seeds are only dispersed by the wind.
• C. Dandelion seeds are carried by animals.
• D. Pea seeds are transported by explosion of its pod.

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C Dandelion seeds are carried by animals.
D Pea seeds are transported by explosion of its pod.

Seeds of different plants are dispersed through several means depending upon their characteristics.
$\bullet$ Dandelion is light-weighted and so can be carried by wind to farther distances or can stick to the furr of animals and be transported when they move.
$\bullet$ Upon ripening, pods of plants like beans and pea explode and are transfered to different places.