Question

The fruit of an oak tree is called an acorn. You observe a squirrel gathering and burying acorns. Several months later, you observe an oak seedling growing in the area where the squirrel buried an acorn. What conclusion can you draw about oak tree reproduction from your observations?

1.Squirrels help disperse oak tree seeds by eating their fruit.

2.(Squirrels help oak trees reproduce by burying acorns.)

3.Squirrels bury acorns so they have a source of food in the future.

4.Squirrels prefer acorns to other types of nuts.

Answer 1

You're right.