Question

What do you think will happen if all seeds of a plant were to fall at the same place and grow there?
A. There would be severe competition for sunlight, water, minerals, and space
B. The seeds would not grow into healthy plants
C. It also enables plants to invade new habitats for wider distribution
D. Only A and B

Answer 1

In the book “ On the Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin, he claimed that there is always a continual struggle in the nature from which the fittest would survive, this was known as “Struggle for existence” and it concerns with the battle between the organisms of same species dependent on same resources for the living.

Complete answer:
The Darwin's phrase “ Struggle for existence” can be depicted here accurately, as there are many seeds, there will be competition among them may it incase of space, nutrition, water or minerals and as a result many seeds will not grow into a plant, if the plants grow, they will lack the proper nutrition needed for the optimal growth of a plant,

hence the option D Only A and B is correct.

Additional Information:
Option A is correct, but along with it the statement of option B is also correct, so only option A is incorrect.
Similarly, the statement of option B is correct but also the statement of option A is correct, so only option B is incorrect.
For invading new habitats, the plant seeds must travel to different habitats, which can be seen in the case of seed dispersion, but in this case, no mention of seed dispersion is seen rather seeds of the same origin are competing in the same place for their growth, hence the
option C is incorrect.

Note. :
Seed dispersion is the act of movement of seed away from the plant body to a distant place using physical agents like wind or sometimes with the help of various animals, this would stop the competition during the growth of plants with the other seeds of the same species. There is also the presence of some plant species which disperse their seeds in response to environmental stimuli.