Distance Of Seeds Lab Report
Distance of a Seeds Distribution by Wind
Introduction
Seeds can be distributed three main ways: wind, water and animals. In this experiment, wind will be tested due to the fact that wind can be controlled in an indoor environment and can carry seeds farther and longer in the air and bring the seeds to a new area to grow. There are many types of seeds that travel through the air in a unique way.
One way seeds can travel is through gliding, which is having two lateral wings that look like one of an airplane. Another way is parachutes, which is when the wind catches the hairs of the seed and the seeds float in the air like a parachute. Helicopter seeds or Whirlybirds spin through the air as it falls to the ground. Flutters or Spinners have the same technique as helicopters except each seed is entirely wrapped around by a papery looking wing. Cottony seeds and Fruits have many seeds compacted together, each having a tuft of silky hairs. Tumbleweeds roll around across fields.
Water is the second way to disperse seeds. Aquatic seeds, or seeds that originate from plants near water, are able to float in water and get carried down a river ultimately washing up along a river bank and grow. Animal is the third way to disperse seeds. Some seeds …show more content…
The greatest distance was 210 centimeters at the time of 4.48 seconds, which is one of the lowest times. While the greatest time was 7.29 seconds with the distance of 80 centimeters. The data for this experiment had many outcomes that were not in a particular pattern which makes sense. Parachute seeds in nature would not land in the same place or in the same area. All the seeds would land in different places and continue to develop. Not all seeds would stay in the air for the same amount of time. Some may stay in the air longer, others shorter and the distance varies with the time but also the wind
Introduction
Seeds can be distributed three main ways: wind, water and animals. In this experiment, wind will be tested due to the fact that wind can be controlled in an indoor environment and can carry seeds farther and longer in the air and bring the seeds to a new area to grow. There are many types of seeds that travel through the air in a unique way.
One way seeds can travel is through gliding, which is having two lateral wings that look like one of an airplane. Another way is parachutes, which is when the wind catches the hairs of the seed and the seeds float in the air like a parachute. Helicopter seeds or Whirlybirds spin through the air as it falls to the ground. Flutters or Spinners have the same technique as helicopters except each seed is entirely wrapped around by a papery looking wing. Cottony seeds and Fruits have many seeds compacted together, each having a tuft of silky hairs. Tumbleweeds roll around across fields.
Water is the second way to disperse seeds. Aquatic seeds, or seeds that originate from plants near water, are able to float in water and get carried down a river ultimately washing up along a river bank and grow. Animal is the third way to disperse seeds. Some seeds …show more content…
The greatest distance was 210 centimeters at the time of 4.48 seconds, which is one of the lowest times. While the greatest time was 7.29 seconds with the distance of 80 centimeters. The data for this experiment had many outcomes that were not in a particular pattern which makes sense. Parachute seeds in nature would not land in the same place or in the same area. All the seeds would land in different places and continue to develop. Not all seeds would stay in the air for the same amount of time. Some may stay in the air longer, others shorter and the distance varies with the time but also the wind