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Why do apples taste good?

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taylor_31
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05-29-2007 11:24 PM

I was wondering why so many different species - including apples, oranges, pickles, and pears - taste so good. Why would they evolve that way?
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What survival benefit would "tastiness" bestow? I can think of some hypothetical explanations:
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1) The species somehow benefited from an organism that was eating it, or
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2) The species was simply trying to protect its seeds, and accidently evolved tastiness, or
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3) The tastiness is a product of artificial selection over human history.
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I'm sure you science-minded people have an answer . Thanks for any help!!
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05-30-2007 12:43 AM

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