plant life cycle [animated facts and quiz] [seed dispersal] [wind]

• Seeds which have wings, especially like helicopter blades, are carried away by the wind.
• Examples would be the sycamore, ash and maple.
• Seeds which have hairy parachutes on them are carried by the wind.
• Examples would be the lime, dandelion and the thistle.
• When seed pods dry, they split open suddenly and shooting the seeds away from the parent plant.
• This is easy when the wind is blowing.
• Examples would be peas, lupins, laburnum and gorse.
• Some seeds have small holes in them, so they are very light in weight.
• When the wind rocks the plant, the seeds are scattered as if from a pepper pot.
• Examples would be the poppy and orchids.

1. Seeds which have wings are carried away by the ____?
ice people animals water wind

2. An example of this would be the _____ ?
lupin thistle dandelion sycamore lime

3. Seeds with hairy parachutes are also carried away by the ___?
water wind animals people ice

4. An example of this would be the _____ ?
ash sycamore dandelion maple lupin

5. When some seeds dry they ___ scattering the seeds.
explode fall open die decay

6. An example of this would be the _____ ?
sycamore ash maple poppy lupin

7. Some seeds have small holes and are very ____ in weight?
similar soggy heavy light strange

8. The wind rocks the plant and seeds are ____ like a pepper pot.
exploded scattered sifted sorted moved

9. An example of this would be the _____ ?
ash sycamore poppy maple lime

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