Got Fruit?
Fruit, the kinds like grapes, pears, apples, and more. Diversity of these fruits can be increased by how much animals like ourselves eat them, and where. The more we spread the fruits and the more we eat these fruits, the more likely the seeds will be dispersed to new areas. And of course, with new areas, these fruits may adapt. And then...when they adapt, species change and form a much greater diversity. So hey, go buy some more mango and pineapple, maybe one day we'll have a mix of the two. Click here for more information!
I love fruit! I never really thought about how seedlings can be spread to new areas. Do you think in some ways diversity could be bad in the sense of making a toxic fruit?
ReplyDeleteI love fruit! I never really thought about how seedlings can be spread to new areas. Do you think in some ways diversity could be bad in the sense of making a toxic fruit?
ReplyDeleteI didn't read the article but I don't get how just buying the fruit creates fruit diversity. But what I do know is now I feel a lot less guilty about throwing my fruit out the window when I'm done. Now I can just imagining an apple seed mixing with the garbage on the side of the road to make a trash tree.
ReplyDeleteFor most fruits I don't really see how just taking the plants to other areas can cause them to grow in new areas. If that was the case we would probably be growing more fruit here in PA.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very good and general idea, but how does the fruit spread just by how much it is consumed? If anything, I would have thought that the more fruit that is consumed, the less likely it is for plant reproduction. Also, in PA, we aren't just buying local fruits when we buy mangoes and exotic fruits. There is shipping involved that creates an impact on the environment here. In addition to that, there are only certain climates that some fruits can grow in so it isn't like eating more fruit in PA in the winter will help us grow exotic fruit crops in our backyards covered in snow.
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