How do Seeds Move?

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Plant seed structure has evolved to use environmental factors to move seeds.
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Why is it important for seeds to be able to move?

Competition with the parent plant and other seedlings is a possibility if they take root to close.
Seed Dispersal
Methods

Describe the features of seeds that

disperse by this method

Wind

Feathery or wing like growths on the

seeds are present to help the wind
carry them further.

Water

Parent plants drop seeds into the

water. The seeds then float to a place
where they can settle and take root

Animals

Seeds dispersed by animals usually

have some sort of hook or they are
eaten and then expelled from the
animal.

Explosive

Seeds are ejected violently so they

fall. The seeds are made to dry out in
the sun so they split and fling the
seed

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Scientific Term
Anemochory
Allochory
Hydrochory
Dehiscense
Autochory
Barochory
Anthropochry
Ballochory
Endozoochory
Epizoochory
Herpochry

Prefix
Anemo
Allo
Hydro
Auto
Baro
Anthro
Endo, Zoo
Epi, Zoo

Prefix Meaning
Wind

Definition of Term
Wind dispersal

Water
Bursting or splitting open
Self
Weight

Water dispersal
Explosive dispersal
Self dispersal
Human dispersal

Within, in, into; animal

Upon, above, over
;animals

Animal dispersal