In a literal and biological sense. Fruits are one of the adaptations of plants that have developed and used as a way to disperse their seeds. Simply put, flowers are beautiful and are scented to attract pollinators, such as bees who carry around pollen from previous flowers that they’ve gathered nectar from. When bees land on flowers, they unconsciously give off pollen, which carry an average amount of two sperm cells per pollen grain.When the pollen lands on the stigma of the flowers(the surface of the female portion of the flower), the pollen is taken down into the area in which the flower carries an ovary. Once the sperm of the pollen meet with the ovary, the flower begins to develop into a fruit. The fruit itself is used as an attraction factor to animals. Eating the fruit also means ingesting the seeds that the fruit contains. Seeds are made to survive the acidity of an animals stomach. After an animal finishes eating the fruit, they are likely to travel. Once they digest their food and release their feces, the seeds are also set free and will develop into flowers where ever the animal lays its bowels.
-So, for you that have eaten fruits today, be proud to know that you have just eaten a plant’s ovaries!
-Nicole Acnam
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