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Travelling seeds
Animals spread seeds.
Think
Where seeds go
A seed falls near its parent plant.
Why is it better if seeds go far away?
What this lesson covers
The idea
When birds or animals eat fruits, the seeds are often dropped far from the parent plant, which helps plants spread.
Where seeds go
A seed falls near its parent plant.
Why is it better if seeds go far away?
- Young plants get space and light
- They get more crowded
- They stop growing
Seeds on the move
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Seed dispersal
Animals help spread seeds to new places. This gives young plants room and light, and helps plants live in new areas.
Animals spread seeds to new places. The young plants get space and light.
Notes
Animals carry seeds so young plants get space and light.
Check yourself
Animals help plants by …
Why is it good for seeds to land far from the parent?
A seed carried to a new place can …
Seeds crowded under the parent plant have …
- eating their roots only. Animals can carry seeds to new places.
- stopping growth. Animals help spread seeds.
- spreading their seeds — correct. Yes!
- The young plants get more space and light — correct. Yes!
- They get less room. Far away there is more room.
- They never grow. Seeds that travel can grow.
- never grow. Seeds in new places can grow.
- grow into a new plant — correct. Yes!
- turn into an animal. A seed grows into a plant.
- more space. They are crowded.
- no seeds. They are crowded.
- less space and light — correct. Yes!