Seed Dispersal

Why would a plant want an animal to eat its fruit?

• to disperse the seeds

• to make the animal sick

• to help the animal survive

• to keep it away from leaves

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Which trait best helps a seed be dispersed by water?

• it floats

• it is sharp

• it is round

• it is colorful

What does dispersal mean?

• to germinate

• to move away

• to grow into an adult

• to become a mature seed

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Why do seeds need to get away from the parent plant?

• to have space to grow

• the seed needs a quiet space

• the parent cannot raise offspring

• because it will use the parents resources

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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

Water can spread seeds by river and streams, or like a coconut floating across an ocean

• Anemochory

• Hydrochory

• Zoochory

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What are some ways seeds are dispersed?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• gravity

• blooming

• air

• water

• animals

• chlorophyll

• oxygen

What are the characteristic of the seeds dispersed by man and animals?

• A and B only

• B and C only

• C and D only

• A, B and C only

Choose the ideal characteristics of seed which is disperses by wind

• Attractive colour, explode when dry

• Small, edible, waterproof

• Light, float on water, have air space

• Small, light, have wing-like structure

What are the characteristic of the seeds dispersed by man and animals?

• and B only

• B and C only

• C and D only

• , B and C only

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