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Seed Dispersal

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The document discusses the four main types of seed dispersal: water, animal, explosion, and wind. Seeds need to be dispersed to survive and grow in suitable environments with enough water, light, and temperature. Seeds dispersed by wind are very light with feathers, like dandelions. Seeds dispersed by water have fruit covering and grow near bodies of water, like coconuts on beaches. Seeds dispersed by explosion shoot out of pods, like sweet peas, traveling a few feet. Animals disperse seeds by getting caught in fur, inside eaten fruits, or being buried for later by squirrels and acorns.

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Seed Dispersal The four types! Water, animal, explosion and wind!
Why to seed need to be dispersed? If seeds are not dispersed, it will just drop just next to it’s mother plant. This will end with a conclusion that the seed might not have the right amount of water, light and temperature to survive or even grow!
Dispersed by wind Seeds that are dispersed by wind have to be very light and probably have feathers. Like a dandelion.
Dispersed by water Seeds dispersed by water will probably be covered by fruit. I probably will be growing by the beach, lake or a river. A coconut is a good example, it grows by the beach .
Dispersed by explosion Seeds that are dispersed by explosion like sweet beans have unique ways to disperse their seeds. These kinds of plants ‘shoot’ seeds out of pods. The seeds can travel quite a few feet from the plant. It’s not this kind of explosion!
Seeds dispersed by animals 1 Animals disperse seeds in 3 ways. First, some plants, like burrs have barbs or other structures that get tangled in animal fur or feathers, and are then carried to new places.
Seeds dispersed by animals 2   Other plants produce their seeds inside fleshy fruits that hopefully gets eaten be an animal, like birds. The fruit is digested by the animal, but the seeds pass through the digestive tract, and are dropped in other locations.
Seeds dispersed by animals 3 Some animals bury seeds, like squirrels burying acorns, to save for later, but may not return to get the seed. The seed can grow into new plants

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Seed Dispersal

  • 1. Seed Dispersal The four types! Water, animal, explosion and wind!
  • 2. Why to seed need to be dispersed? If seeds are not dispersed, it will just drop just next to it’s mother plant. This will end with a conclusion that the seed might not have the right amount of water, light and temperature to survive or even grow!
  • 3. Dispersed by wind Seeds that are dispersed by wind have to be very light and probably have feathers. Like a dandelion.
  • 4. Dispersed by water Seeds dispersed by water will probably be covered by fruit. I probably will be growing by the beach, lake or a river. A coconut is a good example, it grows by the beach .
  • 5. Dispersed by explosion Seeds that are dispersed by explosion like sweet beans have unique ways to disperse their seeds. These kinds of plants ‘shoot’ seeds out of pods. The seeds can travel quite a few feet from the plant. It’s not this kind of explosion!
  • 6. Seeds dispersed by animals 1 Animals disperse seeds in 3 ways. First, some plants, like burrs have barbs or other structures that get tangled in animal fur or feathers, and are then carried to new places.
  • 7. Seeds dispersed by animals 2   Other plants produce their seeds inside fleshy fruits that hopefully gets eaten be an animal, like birds. The fruit is digested by the animal, but the seeds pass through the digestive tract, and are dropped in other locations.
  • 8. Seeds dispersed by animals 3 Some animals bury seeds, like squirrels burying acorns, to save for later, but may not return to get the seed. The seed can grow into new plants