Fleshy fruits with hard seed coats, such as cherries, are more likely to be dispersed by ____ than by other means

a. wind
b. adhering to animal fur
c. passing through animal guts
d. falling to the ground, rotting, and releasing their seeds
e. water currents


ANSWER: c

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