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Animals

Fruits dispersed by animals have the following characteristics

 They are succulent fruits (juicy)

 They have features which make them attached easily to the

fur of animals

 Have brightly coloured epicarps

 They have scent

Examples of fruits dispersed by animals include.

Mangoes, Paw paws, Guavas, Tomatoes, Passion fruits, Black

jackfruit.

Wind

Many fruits and seeds dispersed by wind have the following

special adaptations

 The seeds are small and light

 They can easily be carried by wind e.g. orchid

 Some seeds have a tuff or hair e.g. cotton plant seed

 Some fruits have parachute like hair e.g. dandelion

 Some seeds have wind like floating mechanism e.g. jacaran-

da

 Some seeds have a mechanism when wind blows the dry

season are thrown out the capsule e.g. poppy