Question

The seeds of ............ fruit are dry and dispersed by explosion due to the touch of our hands.

• A. Cucumber
• B. Balsam
• C. Xanthium
• D. Calotropis

Answer 1

The correct option is B Balsam

1. Cucumber needs insects like bees or other insects to disperse their seeds.
2. Balsam seeds use explosion mechanism for seed dispersal.T he fruits are dry and light and easily ruptured even touch by hands.
3. Xanthium also uses animals for seed dispersal the seed stuck to the body of animals and are very tough to remove.
4. Calotropis widely use bees as the carrier for the dispersal of seeds.

So the correct option is "Balsam".