The Privates Lives of Plants: Branching Out Name______

  1. The Bramble plant does not have legs and cannot get up and run, but it does seem to get around. How does it grow?
  1. How far can it travel in a good day?
  1. I love the Birdcage Plant although it does not look like a typical plant or behave like one. How does it move?
  1. How does it disperse or spread its seed.?
  1. Speaking of seed dispersal, what were those yellow flowers that Attenborough talked about that were so efficient at scattering their seed far and wide. (hint: my neighbor has millions of these in his lawn, and I will bet you have a neighbor that has these in his lawn as well.) Name?
  1. What kind of plant disperses seed with fixed wing gliders ?
  1. What kind of plant disperses seed with helicopters??
  1. I love the squirting cucumber and I bet you found it fascinating. What was so neat about it?
  1. I would love to have one of these about 5 feet in length. It would be better than paintball . What was this plant really trying to do besides entertain us?
  1. The biggest of all seed pods is known as the ______. It disperses seed into ______and it can travel ______miles before landing and germinating.
  1. Plant Seeds are commonly dispersed by sea, air and animals (us included) Name some other dispersal techniques.
  1. Describe how ants can add in the dispersal and germination of some seeds??
  1. It s a good thing that most berries are red and black. Why?
  1. Rhino apples (tritea) cannot grow and germinate successfully in deep shade, but because they fall from a big tree that is exactly where they end up. How do they ever get from the shade to the sun where they can thrive?
  1. How do elephants help the acacia tree?
  1. Wouldn t acacia seeds be better off if they were just left alone by the elephants???
  1. Describe this process, even though the film was a little gross.
  1. The ivy leafed toad pack can actually climb walls and bare rock out croppings. How can this be?
  1. The South Africa Protea has a neat dependency on fire. Plants and fire does not seem like a good combination. Explain this strange relationship.
  1. Write and answer your own question: