1. Seed Dispersal

2. Some seeds fly or glide in the wind.
FLYING
Some seeds fly or glide in the wind.

3. Wind - parachutes

4. Wind - helicopters

5. Wind - flutterers and gliders

6. Wind - cottony

7. Some seeds stick to animal fur and are carried away.
STICKING
Some seeds stick to animal fur and are carried away.

8. Animals - excess baggage

9. Birds carry fruit and drop the seeds. Squirrels bury seeds.
CARRY AND BURY
Birds carry fruit and drop the seeds. Squirrels bury seeds.

10. Animals - munching fruit

11. Animals - winter storage

12. Some seeds pop from plants and shoot seeds everywhere.
POPPING
Some seeds pop from plants and shoot seeds everywhere.

13. Dehiscent - popping

14. open this website to see a seed popping- scroll to the bottom

15. Some seeds travel by floating on water.

16. Water - floaters

17. HOMEWORK…
Take a walking field trip of your back yard, front yard, neighborhood or nearby park.
Respectfully, gather a few seeds from different plants on your walk and place in plastic baggies.
Bring seeds to class with you.
We will examine the seeds in class with a camera and microscope.

18. websites to check out http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html