Many angiosperms depend on animals for

The angiosperms or flowering plants are all plants with flowers and fruit and are the most recently evolved of all plant groups. They are also the most diverse and abundant plants throughout the globe and have come to dominate many of the world’s forests. Angiosperms can be defined as vascular plants with seeds, fruit, and flowers for reproduction. The huge diversification of angiosperms during the Early Cretaceous is one of the greatest mysteries to plant biologists, more correctly called botanists.

Angiosperms have a unique relationship with animals that other plants do not. Many angiosperm species rely on the interaction between animals and their flowers for reproduction. As insects, birds or other animals move from one flower to another feeding on nectar, they commonly distribute pollen from flower to flower as they go which leads to plants being pollinated and seeds to be produced. Animals can also play a role in the dispersal of many angiosperm species by feeding on the fruit of the plant and carrying the seeds to new locations.

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