Fruits:
* Berries: Plants like strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries produce juicy, colorful berries that animals enjoy eating. The seeds pass through the animal's digestive system and are deposited in their droppings, often far from the parent plant.
* Drupes: Fruits like cherries, plums, and peaches have a fleshy outer layer surrounding a hard pit containing the seed. Animals eat the fleshy part and discard the pit, which can then germinate.
* Apples and Pears: These fruits are eaten by animals like deer and squirrels, who disperse the seeds in their droppings.
* Burrs: These are fruits with prickly hooks that attach to animal fur. As the animal moves, the burrs are carried away and eventually fall off, dispersing the seeds. Examples include cocklebur, burdock, and beggar's ticks.
Other:
* Nuts: Squirrels and other rodents bury nuts for later consumption. Some of these buried nuts are forgotten and can germinate into new plants.
* Seeds with fleshy appendages: Some seeds, like mistletoe berries, have a sticky substance that allows them to stick to the feathers of birds. The birds then carry the seeds to new locations.
These are just a few examples. Many other plants rely on animal dispersal to spread their seeds. This process helps plants to colonize new areas and avoid competition with their parent plant.
