Question

Which of these trees is more likely to be wind dispersed 1) A short tree of the second level above the understory O 2) A tree with large juicy fruit 3) A at the edge of the river which fruits float 4) An emergent tree that produce a small fruit with fluffy cotton-like fiber 5) A dry fruit that has hooks in it

Answer 1

Fourth option is the right answer. A small fruit with fluffy cotton like fiber because the light fibers are most likely to be dispersed by air, all other options are not likely to be dispersed by wind as nothing can be surely said about other option. The Salacaceae family have such fiber like seeds.

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