Transcript Why is seed dispersal important
Why is seed dispersal important?
By group SEEDS (10) P5E
What is seed dispersal?
• It is the way seeds are dispersed.
• There are many forms of seed dispersal.
• Seed dispersal makes sure that overcrowding does not happen • It also enables a species of plant to flourish in various areas.
Methods of seed dispersal
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By gravity > Barochory • In Barochory, the fruit drops onto the floor when ripe, dispersing the seeds. (eg. Apples) • By animals > Zoochory • In Zoochory, the seeds have hooks to hook onto animals fur. (eg. Bur) Another kind of Zoochory is when an animal eats a fruit, and the seeds get passed out through its faeces. (eg. Cherries)
More methods of seed dispersal.
• By the wind >
Anemochory
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In Anemochory, seeds are light and/or have wing-like structures. (eg. Dandelion)
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By water > Hydrochory
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In Hydrochory, the fruit, often still with the seeds inside, have fibrous husks to enable them to float on water. (eg. Coconut)
Advantages and disadvantage of dispersal
Advantages and disadvantage of seed dispersal Wind works when the wind blows Some plants like mosses and ferns rely on the wind to help carry their pollen from one place to another. A video of wind dispersal
Explosive
Explosive splitting enables the seed to be dispersed only around the parent plant, and not as far as other methods of dispersal, such as animal dispersal, of which the seeds can be dispersed for as many as a few kilometers.
Exploding seed pod video
Animal
It furthers distance traveled by the seeds, helps avoid inbred-depression and expands gene pool Pollinating animals are attracted to prominent and colorful flower petals. Similarly, modified fruits such as burs may cling to animal hair, which can deposit seeds miles away.
Reproduction of plants
WIND
LIGHT Summary Feather/wing like structure Wings are twisted and balanced Eg. Dandelion..
WATER
WATERPROOF FIBEROUS HUSK WHICH HELPS FLOAT ON WATER Eg. Coconut, lotus…
ANIMAL
“Hooks” which hook onto the animal Undigesta ble seeds.
EXPLOSIVE MECHANISM
Dry pods Eg. Balsam… Colourful and fleshly.(Edi ble) Eg. Apples… http://www.you
tube.com/watc h?v=O6afGgZrn nA&feature=rel ated
The story of Rice (rice seed)
Here is an olden myth about rice… Long ago, in an ancient land, there lived the Rice tribe. One day ,the locals met a few people in white. They gave them a few seeds and disappeared. The awestruck locals planted the seeds, and the next day, rice plants sprouted. Since then, people all over the world have eaten rice.
It’s….
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Exciting prizes to be won!
(Terms and conditions apply)
1. Name 3 plants that disperses its seeds by wind?
Answer> Shorea, lalang, dandelion, angsana (any 3) 2. Briefly explain why seed dispersal is important.
Answer> It prevents over crowding./ It enables the same species of plants to flourish in different regions.
3. Name the specific name of seed dispersal by gravity.
Answer> Barochory 4. Name the characteristics of seeds that are dispersed by wind.
Answer>Light, wing/feather like structures, twisted and balanced.
Sources… •
www.wikipedia.com
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www.google.com
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www.yahoo.com
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www.youtube.com
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