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The life cycle of a dandelion

The life cycle of a dandelion
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  • The life cycle of a dandelion
  • Duration: 01:03
  • A look at the life cycle of a dandelion including wind-aided seed dispersal. Once fertilisation has taken place the plant will produce seeds. Plants such as dandelions often use wind to transport seeds. Each dandelion seed comes with its own individual parachute. This device works very well and only a slight wind will carry seeds high into the sky. As there are so many adult plants in one place there is no space for the next generation of plants to grow. The dandelion therefore needs the wind to carry the seeds far away. New plants are formed and the whole process starts again.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Green Plants: Reproduction

  • Keywords: life cycles, fertilisation, plant, seeds, wind transport, dandelion, Darwin
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  • The great photography, informative commentary and time lapse images make this a very useful clip to play when learning about the life cycle of plants. It would also be useful to play when learning about different types of seed dispersal. This is an excellent example of seeds being transported by wind.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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