Question

Why seed dispersal is very important for plants?

Answer 1

Seed dispersal is the movements or the transport of the seed from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and rely on the factors (both biotic and abiotic) to spread their seeds.

Seed dispersal is important because of the following reasons:-

1) seed dispersal results in the highest survival rates for the seed, away from disease, predators and competition.

2) Seed dispersal allows plants to colonize new areas, far from the parent plants.

Five main modes of seed dispersal are:-

gravity

wind

ballistic

water

animals