Why do plants put so many nutrients in fruit when the fruit does not provide nut

Question

Why do plants put so many nutrients in fruit when the fruit does not provide nutrients to the growing seed?

A. the fruit attracts insects which pollinate the flower; otherwise the seed would never get fertilized

B. the fruit helps disseminate the seeds by attracting animals that carry the fruit far from the plant

C. as the fruit decomposes it fertilizes the soil in which the seed will grow

D. the fruit stores nutrients that the parent plant will use in the winter when there is less sunlight for performing photosynthesis

Explanation / Answer

The answer is: B. the fruit helps disseminate the seeds by attracting animals that carry the fruit far from the plant

Plants put so many nutrients in fruit when the fruit does not provide nutrients to the growing seed because the fruit helps disseminate the seeds by attracting animals that carry the fruit far from the plant. So animals attracted to those fruits help in seed dispersal and seed fertilization.

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