Seed dispersal

How are coconut seeds dispersed?

• by animals

• by water

• by wind

How are raspberry seeds dispersed?

• by animals

• by explosion or bursting

• by water

• by wind

My pod splits open and seeds are thrown out with a force. What is likely my dispersal method?

• wind

• water

• animals

• explosion

Why are grape seeds able to be dispersed by animals?

• It is light and has wing-like structure

• They are in fruit which is juicy and edible

• It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

• It has dry pods that split open

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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

Animals disperse seeds by

• Digesting fruit and then pooping the seeds

• Having seeds stick to their fur as they travel

• Both

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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

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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

Part of the plant that helps in seed dispersal

• Stem
• Leaf
• Flower
• Fruit