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Most of the seeds will be eaten by birds and rodents, some will be washed away in flash floods or wind storms. Few seeds will survive to possibly grow in the future. Plants produce so many seeds to assure the survival of the species.

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Do plants that grow from bulbs make seeds?

Yes, plants that grow from bulbs can produce seeds. While they primarily propagate through their bulbs, many bulbous plants also flower and produce seeds as part of their reproductive cycle. The seeds can be dispersed to grow new plants, although this is often less common than vegetative propagation through bulbs.


Do plants under water have seeds?

Most aquatic plants do not produce seeds in the same way that terrestrial plants do. Instead, many underwater plants reproduce through vegetative means, such as rhizomes or fragmentation. However, some aquatic plants, like certain species of water lilies and seagrasses, do produce seeds that can develop under water. These seeds may be dispersed by water currents or animals.


What is The name of the food that plants reproduce?

There are many names for the food that plants produce. Because there are many foods that plants produce. Apples. Oranges. Bananas. Corn. Pinto Beans. Potatoes. Jalapeno Peppers. The list goes on and on.


When do seeds of many desert wild flowers sprout?

Seeds of many desert wild flowers typically sprout after seasonal rains, which can vary depending on the specific region and climate. In deserts, seeds may remain dormant for extended periods until conditions are suitable for germination. Once the seeds receive enough moisture, they can quickly sprout and begin to grow.


Why do most plants produce many more?

It is a numbers game. Most plants produce more seeds than are likely to become adult plants BECAUSE so many seeds fail to grow to adulthood. If they did not overproduce, the species would die out. In fact, one way to measure the "effectiveness" of a plant's seeds is to look at how many it produces. Plants that produce the most seeds in comparison with the seed survival rate are those that have ineffective seeds. Plants that produce fewer seeds generally have more effective ways of ensuring that the seed survives to produce the next generation of plants. Some of the ways that plants use to increase the effectiveness of their seeds are by protecting them with shells (so that they are resistant to the weather), making them larger (so that they have a lot of stored food to give them a good start), making them taste good to birds (so they will be eaten and deposited along with fertilizer).

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How do tumbleweed survive in the desert?

Tumbleweeds prefer areas of disturb soil in the desert, especially along roads and highways. Seeds can lay dormant for many months, even years waiting for moisture. Once rain does arrive the seeds sprout rapidly and grow into adult plants that produce seeds for the next generation.


Is a yellow plant seedless?

Many yellow plants produce seeds.


Why do plants in the desert have short life cycles?

Rain is rare in most deserts and comes mostly during short rainy seasons. Many plants have adapted to this and will quickly sprout from seeds, grow rapidly and produce new seeds during the brief wet season in deserts.


Why do many types of plants produce many seeds?

To ensure their survival under adverse conditions


Does any plant in desert bear a flower?

Many plants in the desert produce flowers. That is their method of sexual reproduction and required for the plants to survive and propagate.


Do plants that grow from bulbs make seeds?

Yes, plants that grow from bulbs can produce seeds. While they primarily propagate through their bulbs, many bulbous plants also flower and produce seeds as part of their reproductive cycle. The seeds can be dispersed to grow new plants, although this is often less common than vegetative propagation through bulbs.


Does a flowering plant have to die to produce seeds?

No, many seed producing flowering plants live many years, others however are annual and do produce flowers, seeds and die in one season.


Could you make seeds that were guranteed to produce white plants only?

It has been done for many years, there are many varieties of white plants whose seeds can be readily bought in many garden centers and nurseries.


Do plants under water have seeds?

Most aquatic plants do not produce seeds in the same way that terrestrial plants do. Instead, many underwater plants reproduce through vegetative means, such as rhizomes or fragmentation. However, some aquatic plants, like certain species of water lilies and seagrasses, do produce seeds that can develop under water. These seeds may be dispersed by water currents or animals.


Why do most plants produced many more seeds than will ever become adult plants?

It is a numbers game. Most plants produce more seeds than are likely to become adult plants BECAUSE so many seeds fail to grow to adulthood. If they did not overproduce, the species would die out. In fact, one way to measure the "effectiveness" of a plant's seeds is to look at how many it produces. Plants that produce the most seeds in comparison with the seed survival rate are those that have ineffective seeds. Plants that produce fewer seeds generally have more effective ways of ensuring that the seed survives to produce the next generation of plants. Some of the ways that plants use to increase the effectiveness of their seeds are by protecting them with shells (so that they are resistant to the weather), making them larger (so that they have a lot of stored food to give them a good start), making them taste good to birds (so they will be eaten and deposited along with fertilizer).


Why does marijuana have so many seeds?

It must of somehow been pollinated during flowering... and or was a male plant. Female plants produce no seeds.


Are redwood seedless vascular or both?

they are seedless vascular plants