A dandelion seed's feathery tuft helps it travel by…
Burrowing
Swimming actively
Magnetic pull
Wind
Trivia for Kids 8–14 · Mixed
Seeds with Travel Plans
Ten fresh questions for ages 8–14 exploring seeds with travel plans. Mixed difficulty with explanations and host verification notes in the import file.
Burrs cling to a sock because they have…
Metal pins
Tiny hooks
Sticky tongues
Suction pumps
A seed begins growing using stored food before its leaves can…
Make pebbles
Absorb gravity
Photosynthesise
Produce soil
Why can a fleshy fruit help spread seeds?
Animals carry or pass the seeds
Fruit stops animals approaching
Animals manufacture new seeds
Fruit turns seeds into pollen
True or false: A seed can be alive while showing no visible growth.
True
False
A seed bank keeps many seeds cool and dry chiefly to…
Speed immediate germination
Encourage mould
Increase leaf growth
Slow deterioration
Which needs no seed to reproduce in its usual spore-producing cycle?
Pea
Mango
Fern
Sunflower
A coconut's fibrous outer layer and buoyancy can assist…
Active flight
Water dispersal
Ballistic launching
Underground walking
A pea pod bursts and flings seeds. Which energy helped?
Stored elastic energy
Nuclear energy
Battery energy
Tidal energy
Why might a hard seed coat delay germination?
It restricts water entry
It produces extra sunlight
It replaces the embryo
It removes all stored food