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How different plants store their seeds

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Inspect how the shape and design of conifer seeds affect its drift and descent and dispersal

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magnolia fruit and seeds

castor bean seeds

chesnut-mandibled toucan

Javan cucumber seed

silver maple fruits

mangrove propagule

How different plants store their seeds

Inspect how the shape and design of conifer seeds affect its drift and descent and dispersal

See the turning of grass to seed

Watch cress seeds absorb water to catalyze the metabolic activity involved in germination

Behold the germination of three pea seeds and observe how root growth is determined by gravity

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Dandelion with seeds blowing in the wind. Seed dispersion.

Falling Far from the Tree: 7 Brilliant Ways Seeds and Fruits Are Dispersed