Students are usually aware that seed plants have adapted to overcrowding by developing mechanisms that disperse their seeds to other locations. In this chapter, the story explores one of the important characteristics of plant evolution, the wide distribution of seeds so that they do not compete for sunlight, water, and nutrients in the same area as their parents.

Grade Levels

Elementary

Topics

Inquiry Life Science Literacy Phenomena

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 3/12/2010Stock # PB220X3_13

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