Multiple choice

Some plants distribute their seeds by violently ejecting them so that they fall well away from the parent plant. This is ______.

  1. persistent hairy style

  2. parachute mechanism

  3. censer mechanism

  4. explosive mechanism

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Explosive mechanisms involve the rapid, forceful dehiscence of a fruit, which ejects seeds away from the parent plant. This is common in plants like touch-me-not (Impatiens).