Seed Dispersal

What is seed dispersal?

• The process of planting seeds.

• The movement of seeds away from their parent plant

• The growth of seeds into plants

• The collection of seeds by animals

How do dandelions disperse their seeds?

• By sticking to animals

• By being carried by the wind

• By floating on water

• By being eaten by animals

Which method do coconuts use for dispersal?

• Hitchhiking on animals

• Floating in the ocean

• Blowing in the wind

• Burrowing into the ground

What role do animals play in seed dispersal?

• They plant the seeds

• They eat the seeds and spread them through waste

• They water the seeds

• They protect the seeds from predators

According to the video, what type of seeds do burdock plants have?

• Seeds that float

• Seeds that get carried on animal fur

• Seeds that explode

• Seeds that are very heavy

Choose three ways in which the video says that seeds are dispersed.

• wind

• water

• transpiration

• animals

• photosynthesis

What happens to seeds after an animal eats a fruit?

• They are destroyed.

• They grow immediately.

• They are dropped off somewhere else.

• They stay in the animal's body.

Why is it important for seeds to disperse far from their parent plant?

• To find more water

• To avoid competition for resources

• To become bigger

• To stay close to their parent plant

Squirrels help ​ (a)   seeds by carrying them away from parent plants and ​ (b)   them in safe locations. When squirrels ​ (c)   where they buried the seeds, the seeds grow into new plants. 

• disperse
• burying
• forget

Match the plant with the type of seed dispersal it uses.

Groups:

(a) wind

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(b) water

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(c) animal

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