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Fruit and Seed Dispersal
The taste of a fruit is always determined by the content of some ingredients including cellulose, proteins, starch, vitamins, some acids, fructose, and sugar that are mixed inside the fruit in different proportions depending on the type of fruit. Most of the raw fruits tend to be sour when growing and when they become ripe, their taste changes to sweet. This change is brought about due to the high level of acid that is normally found in raw fruits. The level of acid can only decrease once the fruit ripens with which the level of sugar now increases hence the sweetness of the fruit ("Why Are Some Fruits Sweet?" n.d.). However, not all fruits are sweet such as a mango that is sour when it is raw and sweetens when it ripens.
The reason why some fruits taste sour is because they contain a lot of acids in them such as a lemon. When this fruit is raw it has a sour taste that remains even when it ripens because of the increase in the level of acid. Fruits like bananas have no specific...
Nonetheless, when it ripens, the fruit contains fructose that adds flavor into it and makes it sweet.
Ripening of fruit and seed dispersal:
There are different ways in which the ripening of fruit can affect the process of seed dispersal. One of them is that the ripe fruits will attract birds by either their color, shape or even the kind of smell they produce while they are ripe which will lead the birds to eating them up. During this process, the birds will eat the fruits and the seeds but since they cannot digest seeds, they scatter them through their compost, which will later change to manure, hindering further growth of the seeds.
Secondly, seed dispersal is affected by wind dispersal, which is a popular method, especially for plants with winged fruits. In this case, the seeds of such plants float on the air into a new home in the neighborhood. On the contrary,…
References:
Mangaly, J. (n.d.). How Does Fruit Contribute to Seed Dispersal. Retrieved November 30, 2012,
from http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4617450_fruit-contribute-seed-dispersal.html
"Why Are Some Fruits Sweet While Others Are Sour?" (n.d.). The Gemini Geek. Retrieved November 30, 2012, from http://www.thegeminigeek.com/why-are-some-fruits-sweet-while-others-are-sour/
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