Seed Dispersal

Why are grape seeds able to be dispersed by animals?

• It is light and has wing-like structure

• It is juicy and edible

• It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

• It has dry pods that split open

I have hooks to cling to animal fur. What is likely my dispersal method?

• wind

• water 

• animals

• explosive action

How are bur seeds dispersed?

• By wind

• By animal

• By splitting

• By water

the process of seeds moving from one location to another

• pollination

• seed dispersal

Animals disperse seeds by

• eating food with seeds and pooping them out

• burying them

• seeds sticking to them

• all of the above

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This is an example of...

• pollen

• pollinator

• dispersal

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Seeds that float away from the parent plant is what type of dispersal?

• water

• wind

• animal

• sun

How do seeds stick to animal fur?

• They have glue.

• They have hooks similar to Velcro.

• They are magnetic.

After being pollinated, a flower will produce a _______.

• seed

• another flower

• magic spell

• bird

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State the method of dispersal for this seed/ fruit.

• Wind

• Animal

• Water

• Splitting Action