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Some plants use the fruit to enable dispersal while other plants use the seed only. Can you think of three examples each of plants that use fruit dispersal and seed dispersal? ... There are at least four types of seed dispersal. These are wind dispersal, animal dispersal, self- dispersal and water dispersal.
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WHY DO SEEDS DISPERSE TO FORM NEW PLANTS? ... 1: Wind dispersal ... Water dispersal...
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2. Water dispersal: fruits which float, such as those of the water lily and the coconut ... In the case of mistletoe, the sticky fruits are eaten by birds which then clean their beaks on the bark of trees, leaving behind a sticky seed which can grow into a new mistletoe plant on the tree. (Mistletoe is a plant parasite).
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Seed dispersal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and consequently rely upon a variety of dispersal vectors to transport their propagules, ...
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; Acer rubrum (red maple) - Maple fruits are winged, two-seeded samaras. They spin like helicopters as they fall from the tree, providing a longer time for dispersal by wind.
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Biological dispersal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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