Seed Dispersal Methods

Seed Dispersal Methods

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explains various methods by which seeds travel without feet or wings. Dandelion seeds use the wind, willow tree seeds float on rivers, cherry seeds are carried by birds, sunflower seeds are moved by rain, impassion seeds pop up by themselves, and Spanish needle seeds stick to people. Each method highlights the unique adaptations seeds have developed to disperse and grow in new locations.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do dandelion seeds primarily travel?

By sticking to animals

With the help of wind

By floating on water

Through bird droppings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which natural element helps willow tree seeds to travel?

Water

Rain

Birds

Wind

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role do birds play in the travel of cherry seeds?

They use the seeds to build nests

They bury the seeds in the ground

They eat the seeds and drop them elsewhere

They carry the seeds in their beaks

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do sunflower seeds typically reach the ground?

By sticking to clothes

With the help of rain

By floating on water

By being carried by animals

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique method do impatiens seeds use to travel?

They are carried by the wind

They pop up by themselves

They float on water

They are eaten by animals

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do Spanish needle seeds often travel?

By floating on water

By sticking to people

By being carried by birds

By rolling on the ground