alleryStart learning →A dry fruit splits with a snap and flings its seeds out. How are the seeds dispersed?
ABy floating on water
BBy blowing in wind
CBy falling under gravity
DBy explosive ejection
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. By explosive ejection
Ballistic dispersal forcibly ejects seeds when the fruit bursts open explosively.
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