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A seed floating releases gases of CO2 (carbon dioxide) which slowly allows the seed to lose its buoyancy and thus sink beneath the waves, and, providing it isn't eaten, it will take root and grow when it reaches the bottom.
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Name a plant whose seeds float?
There are two seeds that can float that I know of. And they are: Poppy Seeds and Sunflower Seeds.
Why do calamansi seeds float on sugar water but sink in ordinary water?
because the sugar has a chemical
Why do bad seeds float in water?
Bad seeds float because mostly they are eaten by worms or little insects from the inside. Basically they are empty from the inside which makes them lighter
How are seeds dispersed by animals and humans?
1.)Wind provides a means of dispersal for seeds. 2.)Water transports things that float(feeds can float). 3.)Other living organisms may eat seeds in one area, then deposit them elsewhere in its wastes. nice answer
Do plant reproduce their own kind?
yes because when the seeds fall or the center of the plant has seeds and when there is sun ligth and water the grow (;
How can you tell if pea seeds are alive?
because a seed grows, rock is not a living thing because it does not grow.
Why was a mongo seeds float in boiling water?
What Will happen the Boling mongo Seeds
How does spinach seed disperse?
Water, wildlife, and wind are ways in which spinach seeds disperse. The aquatic plant which is known as water spinach is most likely to disperse by water since its air pocket-filled labyrinthine seeds can float and disperse with water currents. The terrestrial plant tends to disperse by wildlife and winds.
How does mangrove disperse its seeds?
They float off in the water.
What seeds are dispersed by water?
Seeds float with the current.
Will poppy seeds float or sink in water?
Because they have a lighter density than water. However, in some other liquid a poppy seed might sink because of having heavier density than that liquid.
How does mangrove fruit disperse it seeds?
They float off in the water.
