Life Hall · EXH-0018

How do seeds travel to a new place?

Wings, hooks, fluff, and floating shells send seeds along different paths.

What should you look for?

How did structure change the route?

Fluff and wings interact with air, hooks attach externally to animals, and buoyant coverings can travel by water.

Successful dispersal depends on reaching conditions where a seed can survive and grow, not simply maximizing distance.

Paths are illustrative and do not predict a real seed’s travel distance.

Choose dandelion, maple, burdock, or coconut and follow its wind, animal, or water path.

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