Minutes 2: Mechanisms of fruit and seed dispersal
flowering is over, and the seeds are mature the whole ovary or the
dual seeds, fall from the parent plant to the ground, where in conditions
suitable germination will take place
many plants, fruits and seeds are adapted in such a way that they are
stributed away from the parent plant, this helps to reduce overcrowding
mong plants and competition for sunlight, air, water and mineral salts: and
esults in the colonization of new areas.
The dispersal of fruits and seeds can be done by wind, water animals or self-
dispersal
The table below lists several types of fruits and seeds. Complete the table by
filling in the dispersal mechanism of each specimen as mentioned in the
extract above and state a reason for each
Reason
Dispersal
mechanism
2.
Structure
Specimen
Dandelion
Dispersal mechanism and reason
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