Fill in each blank with the correct word from the lesson.

1. _______ uses pods that burst when dry.
2. If all the _______ from a mango tree fell straight down, hundreds of seedlings would grow right under the parent tree, competing for the same water, light, and nutrients.
3. These can _______ kilometres in a good breeze.
4. Birds and mammals eat fruits — the seeds survive _______ and are dropped far from the parent plant.
5. Every method is a clever _______ to the same problem.

Choose the best option for each question.

1. Why do plants need to disperse their seeds away from the parent plant?
   a) To protect seeds from rainb) To avoid competition for water, light, and nutrientsc) Because animals eat nearby seedsd) Because seeds need cold soil
2. How does a coconut disperse its seeds?
   a) Exploding podsb) By windc) By floating on waterd) By clinging to animals
3. Which type of seed dispersal happens when pods dry out and burst open?
   a) Wind dispersalb) Animal dispersalc) Water dispersald) Explosive dispersal

Write T for True or F for False in the brackets.

1. To avoid competition for water, light, and nutrients is one of the key concepts in the lesson on How Seeds Travel.
2. To protect seeds from rain is the main topic of this lesson.
3. By floating on water is one of the key concepts in the lesson on How Seeds Travel.
4. Exploding pods is the main topic of this lesson.

1. In your own words, explain what How Seeds Travel means.
2. List two things you learned from this lesson on How Seeds Travel.