Seed dispersal Quiz.

Seed Dispersal is......

• A way for plants to grow closer to the sun

• Creative ways plants move their seeds around

• A seed explosion

• A Yucky drink

An example of a plant that uses the Wind as a method of Seed Dispersal is....

• Roses

• Tulips

• Dandelion Snow Globes

• Squirting Cucumber

All of these are examples of how Animals help plants move their seeds EXCEPT

• Pooping them out after eating fruit

• Carrying them on their fur or feathers

• By water

• Burying them in the ground

This Gigantic Seed falls into the water and is carried away by the ocean to start a new tree on an island

• Banana

• Coconut

• Sunflower

• Watermelon

Burs hitch a ride on animal fur, bird feathers and even humans clothing to do what

• Be close to the parent plant

• To get away from the parent plant

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

• germinate at the same time

• move to the same place and grow

• move further away from the parent plant

• compete with one another for minerals in the soil

How are dandelion seeds dispersed?

• by animals

• by explosion or bursting

• by wind

How are coconuts dispersed?

• by animals

• by water

• by wind

How are raspberries dispersed?

• by animals

• by explosion or bursting

• by water

Why it is better for seeds to be scattered far and wide?

• To provide shelter to other animals.

• For farmers to see which soil is good for the plants.

• For plants to have a better chance of growing healthier.