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Characteristics of Seeds and Fruits
Characteristics of Seeds and Fruits
Seed dispersal happens in many different ways. Nature is so clever, just listen while we say: Parachutes, dandelions, feathers, wild clematis.
- Donna JMinto
Wild Clematis
TEST YOURSELF:
1.Name the four ways of seeds or fruits dispersal. 2.Can you state 2 examples for each types of seeds or fruits dispersal.
What is the characteristic that makes the seeds stuck to your socks??
State the characteristics of the coconut fruit which enable its seed to be dispersed by water.
The fruits may travel thousands of kilometers across the sea before they germinate and grow on land.
These are the characteristics of fruits and seeds that are dispersed by WATER.
The seeds are carried away to other places to germinate and grow.
Lalang
Cotton
Animals love to eat fruits. After eating the flesh of the fruits, the animals throw away the seeds.
The hooks of the burdock seeds may catch on the fur or feather of animals.
and
Rubber Seeds
Petai
As the seeds in the pod become ripe, the pod dries up.
This causes the pod to explode. The seeds in the pod scatter away from the parent plant.
These are the characteristics of seeds that are dispersed by EXPLOSIVE MECHANISM
ANSWER 1
Fabrics Polyester : Curtain
ANSWER 2
Big seeds often produce seedlings which have a higher growth rate (they grow faster) than seedlings from smaller seeds but this doesn't necessarily mean that they will go on to produce a bigger plant overall. The size your pumpkins will grow to depends on a lot of different things that are likely to happen to them throughout their life-time, such as how often you water them, whether you give them fertiliser ("plant food") and how crowded they are.
ANSWER 3
NO
QUIZ
1. State the characteristics of the seeds and fruits.
In a pod
Question 2:
Answer: A
QUESTION 3
Lets assume the marble and the ping pong ball are seeds. How do we design the marble so it can be dispersed by animals?
QUESTION 4
Answer: B
SUMMARY