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    S W B A T: at The End of This Topic, Tudents Ill e Ble o

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    This document discusses seed dispersal and why it is important. It explains that seeds need to be dispersed to prevent overcrowding and allow plants to access resources like light, water and nutrients. Without dispersal, plants would compete with each other and grow in an unhealthily thin manner. The document then describes several methods of seed dispersal, including by wind, water, animals and explosion. Wind-dispersed seeds are small and lightweight with structures like wings that carry them aloft. Water dispersal relies on seeds that can float. Animal dispersal uses hooks, hairs or tasty fruits that attach to or are eaten by animals. Some seeds even use explosive pods to fling themselves far from the parent plant.

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    This document discusses seed dispersal and why it is important. It explains that seeds need to be dispersed to prevent overcrowding and allow plants to access resources like light, water and nutrients. Without dispersal, plants would compete with each other and grow in an unhealthily thin manner. The document then describes several methods of seed dispersal, including by wind, water, animals and explosion. Wind-dispersed seeds are small and lightweight with structures like wings that carry them aloft. Water dispersal relies on seeds that can float. Animal dispersal uses hooks, hairs or tasty fruits that attach to or are eaten by animals. Some seeds even use explosive pods to fling themselves far from the parent plant.

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    This document discusses seed dispersal and why it is important. It explains that seeds need to be dispersed to prevent overcrowding and allow plants to access resources like light, water and nutrients. Without dispersal, plants would compete with each other and grow in an unhealthily thin manner. The document then describes several methods of seed dispersal, including by wind, water, animals and explosion. Wind-dispersed seeds are small and lightweight with structures like wings that carry them aloft. Water dispersal relies on seeds that can float. Animal dispersal uses hooks, hairs or tasty fruits that attach to or are eaten by animals. Some seeds even use explosive pods to fling themselves far from the parent plant.

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    This document discusses seed dispersal and why it is important. It explains that seeds need to be dispersed to prevent overcrowding and allow plants to access resources like light, water and nutrients. Without dispersal, plants would compete with each other and grow in an unhealthily thin manner. The document then describes several methods of seed dispersal, including by wind, water, animals and explosion. Wind-dispersed seeds are small and lightweight with structures like wings that carry them aloft. Water dispersal relies on seeds that can float. Animal dispersal uses hooks, hairs or tasty fruits that attach to or are eaten by animals. Some seeds even use explosive pods to fling themselves far from the parent plant.

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    Students Will Be Able To

    How are seeds


    dispersed?

    Why do seeds need


    to be dispersed?

    Describe the processes


    of seed dispersal.
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    The Need of Seed Dispersal
    • To grow well, plants need sufficient amounts of light, water,
    mineral salts and space.
    • If too many plants grow too close to one another in
    overcrowded conditions, they will have to compete for light,
    water, mineral salts and space.

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    The Need of Seed dispersal

    How does overcrowding affect growing plants?


    Overcrowding can cause plants to
    grow tall and thin.

    How will plants grow if they are not overcrowded?

    Plants are likely to have thick and stronger


    stems when they do not grow in an
    overcrowded place.

    To prevent overcrowding, seeds must be scattered


    away from the parent plants and other seeds.

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    Seed Dispersal by Wind

    • Seeds dispersed by wind are


    usually small and light.
    • The fruits or the seeds may be
    fluffy or have wing-like or
    parachute-like structures.
    • These structures enable them
    to float, spin or glide in the air
    so that they can be carried by
    the wind over long distances.

    Dandelion seeds

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    Seed Dispersal by Water

    The fruits or seeds dispersed by water are


    usually able to float on water.

    A coconut fruit has a


    fibrous husk that traps
    air to help it float on
    water.

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    Seed Dispersal by Animals
    • Some fruits have hooks or stiff hairs that cling on to the fur or
    feathers of passing animals or the clothes of humans.
    • The animals and humans help disperse the seeds as they move
    around.

    Bur fruit Mimosa pudica fruit


    • Some fruits are sweet and juicy.
    • Animals eat them and disperse their
    seeds by throwing them away after eating
    the fruits.
    • Sometimes, the animals swallow seeds
    with the fruits.
    • Some of these seeds are dispersed when
    they pass out with animal droppings.
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    Seed Dispersal by Explosion

    Squirting cucumber Ripe sandbox tree fruit Ripe Himalayan


    balsam fruit

    • When ripe, some fruits can split open with an explosive force.
    This can fling the seeds far away to disperse them.
    • They usually have hard and dry coverings that split open.

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    © 2020 Marshall Cavendish Education Pte Ltd

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