Seed Dispersal

Why do seeds disperse?

• To move away for their parent plant

• Increase their chance of survival

• Find enough space to get light, water and nutrients from the soil.

• All of these reasons

We have been learning 5 methods of seed dispersal

• True

• False

Animals disperse seeds by

• Digesting fruit and then pooping the seeds

• Having seeds stick to their fur as they travel

• Both

Seed bursting is when

• You're feeling really full from eating a lot of pizza

• Exploding plants disperse their seeds with high pressure bursts, caused by heat

• You're really exciting about something

• Gravity pulls seeds down to earth

Seeds that use water to disperse are lightweight and grow by water sources

• True

• False

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Seeds from plants like dandelions are light and have feathery bristles and can be carried long distances by the ________.

• animals

• gravity

• wind

• water

If any animal who helps disperse seeds becomes extinct, how will this effect the life cycle of this plant?

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How could droughts effect seed dispersal?

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How could wildlife hunting effective seed dispersal?

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How could human made infrastructure (buildings) effective seed dispersal?