Seed Dispersal

To learn why it is important for plants to disperse seeds

effectively?

Poppies use the wind to disperse their seeds.

Blackberry

Cashew Nut

Coconut

Yellow Water Lilly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zlhQxoRZQ

How do seeds disperse?

• Animals and Birds

• Wind

• Water

• Explosion

Why do seeds need to disperse?

- Competition from other plants (including parent plant!)

- Less competition means a better chance of survival for the plant

- To try and colonize or establish new colonies other areas