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How a seed is dispersed?
Seed dispersal Some seeds are transported by the wind and are shaped to float, glide or spin through the air. Plants growing near a river may use the flowing water to transport their seeds. Some seed pods are designed to explode and throw the seeds a good distance from the parent plant.
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.
Is the dynamite tree real?
Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, also known as possumwood and jabillo, is an evergreen tree of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. Because its fruit explodes when ripe, it has also received the colloquial nickname the dynamite tree.
How does the sandbox tree explode?
The tree has distinctly different male and female flowers. Sandbox tree fruit looks like little pumpkins, but once they dry into seed capsules, they become ticking time bombs. When fully mature, they explode with a loud bang and fling their hard, flattened seeds at speeds of up to 150 miles (241.5 km.)
How are pumpkin seeds dispersed by animals?
Answer and Explanation: Pumpkin seeds are dispersed in a manner similar to many other seed plants: the seeds are surrounded by an organic material that animals find tasty, just like that of an apple or a pear. An animal who eats a pumpkin (or an apple) will also consume the seeds.
Why do seeds have to be dispersed?
In order for plants to survive, their seeds must be dispersed, or spread, so that they can grow into new plants. Plants have various methods for seed dispersal. Some large seeds, such as coconuts, float in water to new locations, while some seeds, like dandelion seeds, travel through the air.
How do plant seeds travel from seed to seed?
Plants have various methods for seed dispersal. Some large seeds, such as coconuts, float in water to new locations, while some seeds, like dandelion seeds, travel through the air. Become a Study.com member to unlock this answer!