WorksheetsSeed Dispersal
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
Peach does not have tasty seed. How the seeds of peach are dispersed?
Animals bring the peach somewhere else, eat the flesh and spit the seed
Animal eat the peach along with the seed and throw the seeds with their body waste
What is the special feature of seeds that are dispersed by animal fur?
have sweet flesh
have tasty seeds
have spikes/hooks
Which of the following seeds are dispersed when animal eat the flesh and throw the seed?
What happens when seeds grow next to their parents?
They will be protected from predators
They will grow healthily and have more leaves
They will compete for water and light with the parents
Which seed can stuck to our clothes and be dispersed?
How is acorn seed dispersed?
get stuck to animals' fur
animals eat it and throw the seed with their body waste
animals bury it and forget to eat it
Seed dispersal is important.
True
False
Why are shorea seeds able to be dispersed by the wind?
It is light and has a wing-like structure
It has hooks to hook onto the fur of animals
It has a fibrous husk that makes it float
It has dry pods that split open
My pod splits open and seeds are thrown out with a force. What is likely my dispersal method?
wind
water
animals
explosive action
I have air spaces within my fruit. What is likely my dispersal method?
wind
water
animals
explosive action
How are dandelion seeds dispersed?
wind
water
animals
explosive action
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
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.
