Question

Select all the advantages that seeds have over spores:A. Seeds have increased drought resistance.B. Long term dormancy is possible.C. Sexual reproduction is only possible with seeds.D. Nutrition is packaged with the embryo.E. Widespread dispersal is possible with a seed coat.

Answer 1

A. Spores provides the ability of a species to survive drought. Seed germination is greatly affected by drought.

B. Spores may stay dormant and germinate later but may cause spoilage and foodborne diseases.

C. Spores undergo asexual reproduction.

D. Spores do not consists of reserved food.

E. Widespread dispersal is only possible with a seed coat.

Answer - B, C, D, E