The term disperses means to spread or distribute over a wide area. Animals spread the seeds of plants over broad areas to help new plants begin their growth. These animals are vital to new plants being formed.

Animals that spread seed through their excrement (or poo) have first to eat fruits, vegetables, or plants with seeds. Lions, eagles, and alligators are carnivores meaning they only eat meat, not plants. They would not pick up seeds through their diet so they cannot spread them through poo. Bears are omnivores meaning they eat plants and meat. Bears would be the type of animal that would spread seeds through their poo.

The most crucial feature that Ami's model could have is the ability to dig. Squirrels collect seeds and then dig holes to store the food in until later, so the model must also be able to dig holes. The squirrels forget about the seeds, and plants begin to grow. Digging a hole and placing the seeds underground it something the model should be mimicking.

If a seed is a hitchhiker, it needs to attach to something to be carried around. If creating a model that mimics an animal that helps with this process, it must have the necessary features. Strong teeth and a tail are not very important to a hitchhiker's attachment or travel. Scales are slick, and the seed would not attach as well to an animal with this type of body covering. Fur or hair would be a more important feature because it gives the seed something to get stuck to so it can be carried around.

The term mimic means to copy or imitate someone or something. In the case of the example, the model mimics digging like a dog. This means the model is copying the way a dog can dig and doing it the same way.

If humans want to develop a model for mimicking a bat dispersing seeds, the best answer choice would be to throw seeds out of a car window while driving. By tossing the seeds, it gives the change for a new plant to grow when they land in the dirt outside of the car. Humans can create models and devices to mimic animals that help keep new plants growing.

To mimic means to copy, impersonate, or imitate something or someone. "To mimic a butterfly pollinating flowers, I need to have wings and fly around." is the correct answer choice because it uses the word correctly. In the sentence, the author is trying to copy a butterfly pollinating flowers and would need wings to accomplish this. The other sentences use mimic incorrectly.

If a seed is a hitchhiker, it needs to attach to something to be carried around. If creating a model that mimics an animal that helps with this process, it must have the necessary features. Fish live underwater and are unlikely to come across these seeds. Scales are slick, so the seed would not attach as well to an alligator. Bald eagles primarily live in trees or high nests and eat meat. Fur or hair would be a more critical feature because it gives the seed something to get stuck to so it can be carried around so a bear would be the best animal to mimic.

The statement in the question is false. There are more ways animals can disperse seeds than just eating them. Examples of animals dispersing seeds without eating them include seeds getting stuck to an animal's fur and carried around, animals may bury seeds and plant new trees accidentally, or pollinators carry pollen from flower to flower. Animals do spread seeds by eating them and then excreting them in a new location in their poo, but it isn't the only way.