Fruits are crucial for plants because they contain seeds, which allow for the propagation and dispersal of new plants. By attracting animals to consume their fruits and then distribute the seeds through their feces, plants increase their chances of reproduction and survival. Additionally, fruits can be a source of nutrients for animals, which can help in pollination and further dispersal of seeds.
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Plants produce fruit to protect and disperse their seeds, ensuring the survival and spread of their species.
The name given to the expanded and ripened ovary of a plant is a fruit.
Plants can be divided into two large groups: vascular plants, which have tissues specialized for transporting water and nutrients, and nonvascular plants, which do not have these specialized tissues. Another way to classify plants is into gymnosperms, which produce seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit, and angiosperms, which produce seeds that are enclosed in a fruit.
The fruit is the seed bearing part of the plant, it will not help the parent plant but will produce the progeny.
The opposite of gymnosperm is angiosperm. Gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants that do not enclose their seeds in a fruit, while angiosperms are seed-bearing plants that enclose their seeds within a fruit.