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Question
Plants cannot move around. Once they grow, they remain in the same place. But their seeds are great travellers! They can reach far and wide. Look at the picture and see the flying seeds.
- Have you ever seen any seed that can fly?
- What is it called in your area?
- Look at your seed collection. Guess how many of those could have travelled by flying.
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Solution
- Yes, I have seen such seeds. It has white hairs attached to it.
- Budhiya ke Baal (Old woman’s hairs).
- I think some of them could travel by flying, e.g. cumin and aniseed.
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