What does disperse seeds mean?

1. How are seeds dispersed?
2. What is seed dispersal give an example?
3. How seeds and fruits are dispersed?
4. How do seeds disperse by explosion?
5. Why do seeds disperse?
6. What happens if a seed grows right next to the parent plant?
7. What happens if seeds are not dispersed?
8. What are the three different ways by which seeds are dispersed give examples?
9. What seeds are carried by birds?
10. What seeds disperse explosions?
11. How do pineapples disperse seeds?
12. How do seeds spread to far off places?
13. How do seeds of touch-me-not plant disperse?
14. What plants use water to disperse their seeds?
15. What seeds are dispersed by animals?

How are seeds dispersed?

Because plants cannot walk around and take their seeds to other places, they have developed other methods to disperse (move) their seeds. The most common methods are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire.

What is seed dispersal give an example?

In this method of seed dispersal, seeds float away from their parent plant. ... Coconut, palm, mangroves, water lily, water mint, are a few examples of plants whose seed are dispersed by the water. Seed Dispersal by Animal and Birds. There are different ways in which animals and birds disperse the seeds.

How seeds and fruits are dispersed?

Seeds dispersed by water are found in light and buoyant fruits, while those dispersed by wind may have specialized wing-like appendages. Animals can disperse seeds by excreting or burying them; other fruits have structures, such as hooks, that attach themselves to animals' fur.

How do seeds disperse by explosion?

Some plants distribute their seeds by violently ejecting them so that they fall well away from the parent plant. This is explosive dispersal. ... As the two halves curl back, suddenly released like a tense spring, they flick out the seeds inside in an explosive manner.

Why do seeds disperse?

Dispersal of seeds is very important for the survival of plant species. If plants grow too closely together, they have to compete for light, water and nutrients from the soil. Seed dispersal allows plants to spread out from a wide area and avoid competing with one another for the same resources.

What happens if a seed grows right next to the parent plant?

If a seed grows next to its parent plant, it may not grow very well. Both plants need energy from the Sun. If they are too close together, they could shade each other from the Sun. They both also need minerals from the soil.

What happens if seeds are not dispersed?

If seed dispersal did not take place then the seeds will germinate right next to the original plant. The seed and the plant will compete for sunlight and water. ... Thus this will result in dying of the plant.

What are the three different ways by which seeds are dispersed give examples?

There are five main modes of seed dispersal: gravity, wind, ballistic, water, and by animals. Some plants are serotinous and only disperse their seeds in response to an environmental stimulus. Dispersal involves the letting go or detachment of a diaspore from the main parent plant.

What seeds are carried by birds?

Birds may disperse seeds, such as those of mistletoe, by carrying them on their beaks after feeding. Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that attaches itself to other plants; it's not rooted in soil.

What seeds disperse explosions?

Violets, poisonous squirting cucumbers, and touch-me-nots or Impatiens capensis (not to be confused with these touch-me-nots) have an effective way of dispersing their seeds: They burst! The forceful ejection sends the seeds flying as far away as possible from the original plant.

How do pineapples disperse seeds?

The seeds of a pineapple are viable but notoriously slow to germinate and often will not sprout at all. Because of this, only select growers grow pineapples from seed. The seeds themselves are found in pollinated plants and appear within the soft flesh near the tough outer skin of the fruit.

How do seeds spread to far off places?

Seeds are spread by birds animals air and water. Birds and animals throw out seeds after eating the fruit. Thus the seeds spread out. ... Some fruits are carried out by water thus seeds are spread out.

How do seeds of touch-me-not plant disperse?

The name touch-me-not comes from this plants unique way of seed dispersal. The seed capsule of the jewelweed is elongated, and swollen, and when it is touched it explodes, sending it's seeds up to 4 feet away.

What plants use water to disperse their seeds?

Many marine, beach, pond, and swamp plants have waterborne seeds, which are buoyant by being enclosed in corky fruits or air-containing fruits or both; examples of these plants include water plantain, yellow flag, sea kale, sea rocket, sea beet, and all species of Rhizophoraceae, a family of mangrove plants.

What seeds are dispersed by animals?

Examples include mangoes, guavas, breadfruit, carob, and several fig species. In South Africa, a desert melon (Cucumis humifructus) participates in a symbiotic relationship with aardvarks—the animals eat the fruit for its water content and bury their own dung, which contains the seeds, near their burrows.