Traveling Seeds

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Traveling Seeds!
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Parts of the Seed
Seed Coat
Cotyledon
Embryo
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How do seeds travel?

• Why is it important for seeds to grow some place
  far away from the parent plant?

• People can help some seeds travel.
• BUT, how can seeds travel without help from
  humans?

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Travel by Air

• What are some properties seeds that travel by air
  might have?

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Travel by Water

• Where would we find seeds that travel by water?

• What are some properties seeds that travel by
  water might have?

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Hitching a Ride

• Some seeds are designed to hitch a ride with
  animals and humans. They attach to fur or
  clothes.

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Hitching a Ride
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Hitching a Ride
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Hitching a Ride

• What are some properties seeds that hitch a ride
  might have?

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Edible Seeds

• What are some characteristics edible seeds might
  have?

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Other ways animals help seeds travel

• How else can animals help seeds travel?

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How do you think these seeds travel