Question

Which is correct set of adaptations for respective seed dispersal?

• A. Censor - water
• B. Parachute - animals
• C. Wings - wind
• D. Hooks - self

Answer 1

The correct option is C Wings - wind

Wings and wind are correctly matched. Winged fruits favouring anemochory occur in Samara. A samara is a winged achene, a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit and indehiscent. The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away than regular seeds from the parent tree. The seed can be in the center of the wing or the seed can be on one side, with the wing extending to the other side, making the seed autorotate as it falls.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.