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Seeds are the equivalent of a fertilised egg, a product of sexual reproduction. It then has the potential to develop into a new plant with half the genetic information from the father and half from the mother.
The alternative to this is asexual reproduction, like in potatoes or spider plants, which send out runner on which they grow new plants. These are genetically identical the the parent plant as they only have DNA from one plant.
The advantage of seeds is first and foremost variation.
Survival of the fittest
In the animal and plant kingdoms today, there is a constant battle to be the tallest, fastest, strongest, most adapted species. This is because only the best will go on to breed - meaning the offspring are receiving better genes, and therefore will be better plants/animals. This is how evolution works. In asexual reproduction, the species can never develop, save for the occasional beneficial mutations.
Now it may be easier to explain the advantages of sexual reproduction by explaining instead the disadvantages of asexual reproduction.
Mutations
In asexual reproduction, the genetic information is copied and replicated over and over again. Any slight mistake in the copying process will cause a mutation, which will go on to be replicated over and over.
Therefore sexual reproduction (seeds and babies!) is an advantage as
Disease
If the parent plant is susceptible to a disease, all the offspring will be too, as they are genetically identical. This is why blight can wipe out an entire filed of potatoes.
Therefore sexual reproduction is again an advantage as the offspring have a mixture of DNA from both parents, making them different and therefore not necessarily susceptible to the same diseases.
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What is an easy way to get seeds out of grapes?
you suck the seeds out. with your mouth.
What is the adjective meaning full of seeds?
The adjective seedy does not mean having seeds. It means shabby, squalid, or run-down.There does not seem to be an adjective for "full of seeds" although the berry type than has many seeds is called a pepo. (pumpkin, cucumber)
Is burdock seeds and animals paratisism?
no it is not a parasitism relationship it is a comminsalism relationshi. the animals are unharmed by the seeds
What part of speech is geranium in this sentence geranium seeds were mixed with the zinnia seeds?
In this case, geranium is a noun.
How do seeds develop?
seeds develop by needing these parts the embrayo,seed coat and the endosperm
Why might seeds be an advantage to a plant?
Seeds provide nutrients and protection to a developing embryo when it is at its most fragile.
Why is it an advantage for flowers to produce multiple seeds?
that they cann have more flowers
how seeds are evolved?
Seeds have storage tissues that help them sustain growth and function as a protective coat giving them their superior evolutionary advantage.
What advantage does a plant whose seeds can survive a dry environment have?
you kiss a flower
What is one advantage of wind pollination?
The seeds won't be bunched up together
What is the advantage of seeds selected to be all the same weight?
so the grow all the same
Why is it advantage to plants that their seeds are scattered far apart?
the advantage is that it will help the plants in thepollination process.
Why are seeds considered a more effective means of reproduction than spores in a dry environment?
because seeds can store food and nutrients when spores cant, so seeds have a better advantage of surviving in a dry environment.
What seeds get dispersed by the wind?
because these are weightless and can be carried by wind
Is an advantage of seeds over spores?
Seeds do not require water for gamete fertilization; seeds provide protection of the embryo, and sperm is transferred by pollination, usually by animals rather than just depending upon the wind, s do spores.
What advantage would branched sporophytes provide?
The advantage is that it increases the number of reproductive structures that a plant may have and therefore increase the number of spores/seeds that can be produce.
Why do seeds need wild fires to survive?
Some species are adapted to wild fires. The seeds can not germinate until they have been exposed to fire. The seeds are NOT damaged by the fire and after the fire they sprout taking advantage of the space the fire has left and the minerals in the fire's ashes.
