Can someone help me with these Science questions?

Question

It is about Fertilization and Seeds and Pollination.

The question is what is the advantage to an animal eating fruit and what is the advantage to a plant of having its fruit eaten by animals.

Oh, and finally: what is the name given to the process of a seed starting to grow into a seedling?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thank you!

Answer 1

The Process of a seed starting to grow into a seedling would be Germination

Answer 2

The animal gets the nutrients and excretes the seed which give the seed a head start in germination and dispersal.

Answer 3

nothing really to add but some coffe seeds are feed to animals (can't remember what) and then after they are excreted are cleaned and then used to make coffee which is said to improve the taste (not sure i like the idea).

Answer 4

The plant provides food for the animal to survive, and the animal provides a way of getting the seeds dispersed to help the plant propagate.  (the seeds go thru the digestive tract of the animal, get shat out the other end and planted where they land).  The process of a seed sprouting is called germination.

Answer 5

Advantage to an animal eating fruit - free food with lots of nutritional value.

Advantage to a plant of having its fruit eaten by animals - seeds pass through the animal's body and are dispersed over a wide area (usually stuck inside their own piece of manure!)