Question

Japanese maple tree seeds act like spinning helicopters to aid their dispersal by the wind. This means that the tree tends to have a ______________ in the environment. The seeds of some species of mutant and ornamental Japanese maple trees do not have the wind-dispersing helicopters and therefore display ________________.

Answer 1

Answer: Japanese maple tree seeds act like spinning helicopters to aid their dispersal by the wind. This means that the tree tends to have a high wind velocity in the environment. The seeds of some species of mutant and ornamental Japanese maple trees do not have the wind-dispersing helicopters and therefore display colourful and edible fruits. Pollination methods in the plant depend on the environment it has been selected naturally. High wind areas usually have a plant that can pollinate through the wind. This enables the seeds to be dispersed to longer distance increasing the reproductive fitness. As per the habitat, the plant species had adapted through a long evolutionary process. Spinning helicopter in the Japanese maple tree is an adaption to a windy environment dispersing seeds through the wind.   The mutant and ornamental Japanese maple trees do not have a spinning helicopter and therefore have another mode of pollination, colourful and edible fruits. Colourful and edible fruits will attract birds to eat and release the seeds to the ground for the successful germination of seeds.