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Agents of Pollination

Plants DO NOT...

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Plants DO NOT depend on animals for
(a) pollination
(b) food
(c) seed dispersal
(d) nutrients

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Solution

(b) food
Plants do not depend on animals for food. They can produce their own food by photosynthesis. This is why they are also called producers.

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