Pollination & Seed Dispersal

Question 1

Which feature of a flowering plant is primarily used to help spread its seeds to new locations?

Accepted Answer

Fleshy fruit that animals eat

Answer

Thick waxy leaves that reduce water loss

Answer

Brightly colored petals that attract insects

Answer

Deep taproots that anchor the plant in soil

Question 2

A class is building simple models to show how a squirrel helps disperse seeds. Which model best represents the squirrel’s role in seed dispersal?

Accepted Answer

A model squirrel picks up seed‑like beads in its mouth, walks to several different spots in the classroom, and drops the beads at each spot, leaving the beads scattered around.

Answer

A model squirrel picks up seed‑like beads, eats them, and keeps them in its mouth without dropping any beads.

Answer

A model squirrel pushes seed‑like beads along a straight line on the floor, leaving a single line of beads without dropping them elsewhere.

Answer

A model squirrel picks up seed‑like beads and places all of them in one pile directly beneath the squirrel’s starting point.

Question 3

Which simple model best shows how a bird helps disperse seeds?

Accepted Answer

A toy bird holds a handful of seeds in its beak, flies to a different spot on the table, and then drops the seeds onto the soil.

Answer

A toy bee carries pollen from one flower to another, but no seeds are moved at all.

Answer

A toy bird eats the seeds and stays in the same spot, keeping the seeds inside its body.

Answer

A fan blows seeds across the table while a toy rabbit watches, moving the seeds without any animal involvement.

Try three questions

Which feature of a flowering plant is primarily used to help spread its seeds to new locations?

A class is building simple models to show how a squirrel helps disperse seeds. Which model best represents the squirrel’s role in seed dispersal?

Which simple model best shows how a bird helps disperse seeds?

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