Pollination
Pollination: Overview
This topic explains concepts such as Fruits, Seed Dispersal, Agents for Seed Dispersal, Seed Dispersal by Water, etc.
Important Questions on Pollination
Seeds with _____ (hooks/hair) can attach to an animal's fur.
How seeds are dispersed by animals. Explain with an example.
Choose a plant whose seeds disperse through water.
How water act as an agent to disperse seeds.
How wind help in the dispersal of seed.
Which of these are true about seed dispersal?
The seeds of madar (aak) are dispersed by
Grass seeds are dispersed by an explosion.
Explain the mechanism of seed dispersal in grasses.
Draw a seed that would disperse in an animal's fur.
Describe the way in which plants are adapted to seed dispersal by animals. Give an example.
Look at the picture and answer the question.
How are the seeds in the picture spread? Sort them into groups and write the names of these seeds in the table given.
| Eaten | Stick on | Fly away | Float | Explode |
What do we call the spreading of seeds away from the parent plant?
Describe two ways that seeds can be adapted to be spread by animals.
What is the process called when plants spread their seeds?
How are the seeds in the picture adapted for wind dispersal?
A water lily seed has a spongy covering. How does this help a water lily to disperse its seeds?
Do you think peach seeds can be dispersed by animals? Say why or why not?
