Fruit and seed dispersal Flashcards

1
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what are the three type of fruit

A

simple, aggregate, multiple

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2
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how do we call a accessory fruit

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pseudocarp. the flesh is derived from other tissue other than ovary.
can be applied to the three types

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3
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what means dehiscent and non-dehiscent

A

dry fruit at maturity open or don’t open

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4
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how can we define the dispersal

A

transport of propagule away from parents

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5
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what are the advantages of the seed dispersal

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Lower competition
pathogen evasion
Range expansion

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6
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what are the two types of seed dispersal and their subcategories

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Autochory
-gravity (barochory), Bllistic (ballochory)
Allochory
-wind (anemochory), water (hydrochory), Animal (Zoochory)

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