Seeds that grow too near to their parent plants, have to compete with the parent plants for food, light and space. Seeds therefore need to be spread away from the parent plant if they are to avoid this competition, and grow into well developed and healthy new plants.
The spreading around of plant seeds is commonly referred to as dispersal.
Modes of Seed Dispersal:
There are a number of modes or ways by which seeds may be dispersed, these include:
if they do not get dispersed there will not be eny flowers because when the old flowers die there will be no new ones.
seed dispersal
Redwood trees produce small male and female cones, which are their reproductive structures, rather than flowers. These cones contain the seeds of the redwood tree and are responsible for pollination and seed dispersal.
Flowers ultimately result in seed formation and seeds are helpful of multiplication, dormancy to overcome unfavourable seasons and dispersal to new areas for better survival of a plant species.
wind dispersal, water dispersal, animal dispersal and mechanical dispersal
A flower produce pollen sacs which has pollen grains in it
Angiosperms have flowers to attract pollinators for sexual reproduction. The fruit develops from the ovary of the flower once fertilization occurs, protecting the developing seeds and aiding in their dispersal.
wind dispersal, water dispersal, animal dispersal and mechanical dispersal
Bees are not typically significant in seed dispersal. Instead, bees play a crucial role in pollination, transferring pollen between flowers to enable plant reproduction. Other animals like birds, mammals, and wind are more commonly involved in seed dispersal by carrying seeds to new locations.
The four main dispersal methods are wind dispersal, water dispersal, animal dispersal, and self-dispersal. Wind dispersal involves seeds or spores being carried by the wind, water dispersal involves seeds or spores being carried by water currents, animal dispersal involves seeds or spores being carried by animals, and self-dispersal involves seeds or spores being dispersed by the plant itself.
Fruits develop from the ovaries of flowers on certain plants. After fertilization, the ovary swells and ripens into a fruit, which typically encases seeds for dispersal. Fruits serve as a means of protecting and aiding in the dispersal of seeds for plant reproduction.
Angiosperms produce flowers, which contain reproductive structures called ovaries that develop into fruits containing seeds. Fruits serve as a means of seed dispersal by attracting animals to eat and spread the seeds.