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Pollination and Seed Dispersal
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- Pollen needs to be moved from one flower to another.
- Animals help plants move pollen and seeds.
- Wind and water also help plants move their seeds.
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Before VideoWhat is pollen? Have you ever seen pollen before?ANSWER
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Pollen is a powdery substance found inside of flowers that is needed to make seeds.
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An animal that moves pollen from one flower to another. Bees, butterflies and birds are examples of pollinators.
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Some animals carry seeds stuck to their fur. Other animals eat fruit which has seeds inside and then they poop out the seeds somewhere else.
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Both water and wind can move seeds. A coconut can float in the ocean and a dandelion uses wind to move seeds.
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They need their seeds to grow in new places. It might be too shady right where a seed would fall from a plant. Plants can’t walk or move from place to place.
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Some seeds float on water and move from place to place. A coconut is a common example. Other kinds of seeds can float and move in a river or a lake.
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After VideoHow does a bee help move pollen?ANSWER
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Pollen sticks to the bee while it drinks nectar and when the bee travels to another plant to drink more nectar, some of the pollen rubs off.
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Some seeds stick to the animal’s fur. When the animal moves to another area, the seeds could fall off when the animal scratches or rubs against something.
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Bees, birds and butterflies. Anything that moves pollen from one place to another is a pollinator.
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It may not get enough sunlight since other plants and the parent tree might be blocking the light. There might also be roots growing in that spot and using up most of the water in that spot.
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They have structures that have hooks that stick to other materials, like a dog’s fur.
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It looks like a propeller and glides down slowly as it falls. If it is windy, it can travel far away from the parent tree.
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Pollen
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A powder found inside flowers that is needed to make new plants.
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Pollination
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The process of moving pollen from one flower to another.
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Pollinator
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Any animal that move pollen from one plant to another.
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Disperse
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To spread around.
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Seed
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The part of a plant that can grow into new plants.
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Seed dispersal
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The process of moving seeds from one place to another.
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Fruit
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The part of a plant that contains the seeds.
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Fertilizer
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A substance that helps plants grow by giving it extra nutrients.
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Pollen
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Download as PDF Download PDF View as Separate PagePOLLINATION & SEED DISPERSAL DEFINITIONPollination and seed dispersal are processes that plants rely on to make new plants. Animals, wind and water can all help plants move their pollen and seeds around.
To better understand how pollination and seed dispersal works…
POLLINATION & SEED DISPERSAL DEFINITION. Pollination and seed dispersal are processes that plants rely on to make new plants. Animals, wind and water can all help plants move their pollen and seeds around. To better understand how pollination and seed dispersal works…LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!
Pollen is a powder found inside flowers.
Plants need help from animals to move pollen from one plant to another. An animal that moves pollen from one place to another is called a pollinator.
Pollen is a powder found inside flowers. Plants need help from animals to move pollen from one plant to another. An animal that moves pollen from one place to another is called a pollinator.Bees help to move pollen from one plant to another.
When a bee drinks nectar from one flower, pollen sticks to its legs and body. When the bee flies to a new plant, some of the pollen rubs off on the new flower.
Bees help to move pollen from one plant to another. When a bee drinks nectar from one flower, pollen sticks to its legs and body. When the bee flies to a new plant, some of the pollen rubs off on the new flower.Wind helps move seeds from one place to another.
Moving seeds around is called dispersal. When you blow on a dandelion you are helping to disperse the dandelion seeds. This usually happens with the help of wind.
Wind helps move seeds from one place to another. Moving seeds around is called dispersal. When you blow on a dandelion you are helping to disperse the dandelion seeds. This usually happens with the help of wind.Another way seeds move is with help from animals.
Animals often eat fruits and seeds. They then move to a new area where they poop out the seeds. New plants grow from the seeds! The poop is like fertilizer.
Another way seeds move is with help from animals. Animals often eat fruits and seeds. They then move to a new area where they poop out the seeds. New plants grow from the seeds! The poop is like fertilizer.Some seeds look a lot like Velcro.
Some seeds have tiny hooks that help them stick to the fur of animals. Animals such as dogs or sheep can then move to a new place where the seeds fall off and grow.
Some seeds look a lot like Velcro. Some seeds have tiny hooks that help them stick to the fur of animals. Animals such as dogs or sheep can then move to a new place where the seeds fall off and grow. -
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