Seeds can wait for years before sprouting, but they know exactly when to wake up. Imagine you're sleeping in a cozy bed and don't want to get up until the morning. Seeds are like that, they have a kind of clock inside them. This clock helps them count the days and months so they know when it's time to grow into a plant. Some seeds even wait for rain or warmth before they decide to wake up!
Examples
- A dandelion seed waits under the snow until spring arrives.
- An acorn stays buried for years before it decides to grow into an oak tree.
- A sunflower seed wakes up only when the soil is warm enough.
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See also
- How Do Birds Migrate So Far?
- What Causes Hiccups?
- How Can a Single Seed Grow into a Tree?
- Why Do People Have Different Shapes of Faces?
- Why Do We Blink?
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