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Question
Look at the pictures given below and guess how the seeds travel and reach different places.
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Solution
The first picture shows a squirrel carrying seed and the second picture shows a bird carrying a seed. These two pictures suggest that seeds travel with the help of animals. The third picture shows seeds floating on water. This suggests that seeds travel through water.
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- Take some chana and three bowls.
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- Put a damp piece of cloth or some cotton wool in the second bowl. Now keep the same number of chanas in it. Make sure that the cotton wool or cloth remains wet.
- Put the same number of chanas in the third bowl. Do not put anything else in it. Cover all three bowls.
Observe after two days and note the changes in the bowls.
| Bowl 1 | Bowl 2 | Bowl 3 | |
| Are the seeds getting air? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Are the seeds getting water? | |||
| What changes did you see? | |||
| Have the seeds sprouted? |
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