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16 paź 2023 · Seed dispersal is the way seeds get away from the parent plant to a new place. "Dispersal" means to spread or scatter. The basic idea is as follows. Plants, obviously, cannot move after they have put down roots. It follows that it is an evolutionary advantage to get their seeds away from the parent plant. If the seeds take root nearby they will ...
The lesson Seed dispersal shows how seeds get dispersed, the media that help seeds to disperse and the different agents of seed dispersal.
One way to make it fun is to have kids pretend they are plants—it’s up to them what kind—and give them the task of coming up with ways to disperse seeds. Provide them with glue, tape, string, and any other fasteners you can think up, plus a variety of materials.
Seed dispersal. Plants disperse their seeds in lots of different ways. Some seeds are transported by the wind and are shaped to float, glide or spin through the air.
Because plants cannot walk around and take their seeds to other places, they have developed other methods to disperse (move) their seeds. The most common methods are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire.
Seed dispersal allows plants to spread out from a wide area and avoid competing with each other for resources. Seeds are dispersed in several different ways. In some plants, seeds are housed within a fruit (like apples or oranges).
Meet seeds that pop, hop, creep, and explode in this lyrical introduction to plant growth and seed dispersal. Stunning photo-graphs and fact-packed text showcase the role of seed features and...
