How do plants depend on animals?

How do plants depend on animals?

By Megan Odom

​Plants depend on animals to help move seeds and pollen.

​How animals help plants?

​Look at the bee on the flower. The flower is providing the bee with nectar. How is the bee helping the plant?

Open Ended

You want to add more flowers to your garden. How can bees help solve this problem?

​Some plants have seeds covered in hooks and spines called burrs. These burrs get stuck to the animals fur. Over time these burrs fall off. New plants may grow from these seeds.

​Birds eat seeds and fruits that have seeds in them. They fly away with seeds in their beaks some seeds drop to the ground. New plants grow from the seeds.

​Squirrels gather and hide acorns to eat later. Sometimes they do not come back for the acorns they have buried. Now trees can grow from these seeds.

Multiple Choice

Which way do you think this animal moves seeds?

• Seeds are buried in the ground.

• Seeds fall from its fur.

• Seeds drop from its mouth or beak.

Multiple Choice

Which way does this animal move seeds.

• Seeds are buried in the ground.

• Seeds fall from its fur.

• Seeds drop from its mouth or beak.

Multiple Choice

Which way do you think this animal moves seeds?

• Seeds are buried in the ground.

• Seeds fall from its fur.

• Seeds drop from its mouth or beak.