ADVICE FROM OWLIE
Q: Dear
Owlie,
My class and
I recently went on the Water Discovery Field Trip. We saw a bunch of cool plants
and talked about the different ways seeds can be dispersed to grow new plants.
Would you mind reexplaining seed dispersal and the different seed
dispersal methods to me? I really want to share this awesome information with
my family! Thank you Owlie!
Sincerely,
Need for
Seed
A: Dear
Need for Seed,
I’d love to
reexplain! Seed dispersal is the movement of seeds away from their parent plant
to a new location. Seed dispersal can happen through one of three ways. The
first way is by wind. For example, plants such as dandelions are extremely
light and have feathery bristles, making it easy for the seeds to disperse
after a gust of wind.
The second
way seeds can be dispersed is by water. Imagine a coconut falling off a palm
tree and into the ocean. The tide can carry the seed away to a new stretch of
land where it can begin growing into another palm tree. Pretty cool, right?
The last and
most fun way is by animals! Willow trees, for example, naturally produce cotton-looking
seeds that fall to the ground. An animal can walk by and get the seeds stuck in
its fur. As the animal travels, the seeds fall off its fur and back onto
the ground where another Willow tree can grow in a different location.
Who could’ve
guessed seeds could be dispersed in so many awesome ways? Hopefully this helped
and you can share with your family!
Talk to you
soo(HOO)n!
Owlie