PART C: Reading Comprehension
Direction: Read the following three passages and choose the best choice (1) , (2) , (3)
, or (4). Then mark it on your answer sheet.
The dispersing agents for seeds and fruits are indicated in such terms as anemochory,
hydrochory, and zoochory, which mean dispersal by wind, water, and animals,
respectively. Within the zoochorous group further differetiantion according to the
carriers can be made: saurochory, dispersal by reptiles; ornithochory, by birds;
myrmecochory, by ants. Or the manner in which the diasporas are carried can be
emphasized, distinguishing endozoochory, diasporas carrid within the animal;
epizoochory, diasporas accidentally carried on the outside; and synzoochory, diasporas
intentionally carried, mostly in the mouth as in birds and ants.
16- What is the subject of the passage?
1) Dispersing agent
2) Seed and plant types
3) Different categorization of the same concept
4) Different manners in which diasporas are carried
17- Which of the following means the dispersal of seed and fruits by wind?
1) Ornithochory 2) Anemochory 3) Zoochory 4) Hydorochory