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Question: It's quite common for birds feeding on seeds from flowering trees in some tropical waters to get weighed down, pricked and even entangled in the branches because

Choices:
A) seeds sprout better on the ground
B) smooth seeds need water to reach other islands
C) the seeds have a thick, sticky coating with hooks
D) scavengers also hunt for seeds with mucousy coatings
gpt
The correct answer is 2: the seeds have a thick, sticky coating with hooks.