Walking through a remote tropical forest,you discover a bright,round object about the size of a golf ball.It smells sweet and,when you cut it open,you see a collection of seeds inside white,juicy flesh.From this,you conclude that you have discovered a fruit.The seeds from this fruit are most likely dispersed by _______.

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The juicy white flesh and sweet smell indicate that the fruit is most likely an attractant for animals to eat it. The presence of seeds inside suggests that the fruit is being used as a dispersal mechanism. The most likely way for the seeds to be dispersed is through the digestive systems of animals that eat the fruit and then deposit the seeds in their feces, allowing the seeds to grow in a new location.

Walking Through a Remote Tropical Forest,you Discover a Bright,round Object