DIFFERENT WAYS

• Seeds
• Stem, root, leaves

SEED

• Seed coat
• Cotyledon = seed leaves, the first leaves appear from these
• Small root and stem

I am a BIG seed found in the island of Seychelles

Embryo -- sprouting --> seedling
Another name for sprouting?

WATCH ME GROW

• Roots down into the soil
• Shoots up into the air
• Cotyledons last till other leaves can make food

GROWING FROM STEMS

• Potato, ginger, underground stems, eyes
• Onion, garlic, bud
• Rose, sugar cane, stem cuttings
• Stems run along the ground, runners, strawberry, grass

ROOTS AND OTHERS

• Roots, sweet potato
• Leaves, bryophyllum
• Spores, ferns, cones, pine

Wind dispersal
Maple, fans

Wind dispersal
Dandelion, hair

Water dispersal
Coconut, floating husk

Water dispersal
Lotus, spongy fruit, waterproof seeds

Mango?
Guava, berries?

Some have spines and hooks too

Pea, cotton, touch me not (I will explode)

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