Multiple Choice
The size of a plant's seeds reflects an evolutionary trade-off.Large,heavy seeds contain ample nutrient reserves to fuel seedling growth but may not travel far.Small seeds,on the other hand,store limited nutrients but tend to disperse far and wide.The crops that humans cultivate typically have larger seeds than do their wild ancestors.Why would humans primarily cultivate plants with larger seeds?
A) The plants with smaller seeds can already spread easily.
B) Smaller seeds are harder to collect.
C) The plants with larger seeds grow better with added fertilizer.
D) We eat the seeds.
E) We cannot grow plants with smaller seeds.
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