Seeds on the Move
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Most plants start as a seed. Plants spread their seeds. This helps them find new places to grow. Here are ways seeds travel.
Blowing in the Wind
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Some seeds are very light. Some are shaped like wings. Seeds like this can travel through the air.
Carried by Animals
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Animals eat fruit and drop seeds elsewhere. Animals can carry seeds away on their fur or feathers.
Floating on Water
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A coconut is a type of seed. This one has fallen in water. It travels until it reaches land. Then it will grow roots
root
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the part of a plant that grows underground and helps hold it in place
(noun)
Pull weeds out by the roots so they don't grow back.
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Bursting Open
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Some fruits and pods
pod
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a part of some plants that has seeds inside
(noun)
Some peas have pods you can eat.
can explode! This is a squirting cucumber. The fruit sprays seeds and water when it is touched.
Did you know?
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People can spread seeds too. Wear old socks over your shoes. Wet the socks. Walk in nature. Then plant the socks in soil. See if anything grows!