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Seed, Seed, Seed — Revision Notes
Gujarat Board · Class 5 · Environment - Looking Around
Seed, Seed, Seed revision notes for Gujarat Board Class 5 Environment - Looking Around: 4 topics in quick points.
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What is Sprouting (Germination)?
- When a seed starts to grow, a tiny shoot comes out of it. This process is called sprouting or germination.
- Sprouted seeds are very nutritious and healthy to eat. Doctors often advise sick people to eat sprouts.
- Common seeds that are sprouted at home include chana (gram), moong, wheat, and rajma.
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Conditions Needed for Germination — The Three Bowls Experiment
- Bowl 1: Seeds fully covered with water — gets water but NO air — Seeds do NOT sprout.
- Bowl 2: Seeds kept on damp cloth or cotton wool — gets BOTH water and air — Seeds DO sprout.
- Bowl 3: Seeds kept dry with nothing else — gets air but NO water — Seeds do NOT sprout.
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Types and Variety of Seeds
- Seeds come in many different shapes, sizes, colours, and textures (smooth or rough).
- Seeds can be classified into groups: seeds used as spices, seeds of vegetables, seeds of fruits, light seeds, flat seeds, etc.
- Common spice seeds found in Indian kitchens include aniseed (saunf), cumin (jeera), mustard (sarson), coriander (dhania), sesame (til).
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How Seeds Travel — Seed Dispersal
- Trees stay in one place all their lives but their seeds are great travellers.
- Seed dispersal means the spreading of seeds to different places so new plants can grow.
- Seeds travel in FOUR main ways: by wind, by water, by animals (and humans), and by bursting of pods.
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Germination is the process whenSeeds need three essential thingsAfter germinationSeeds come in many different shapesSeeds cannot walk or move on
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What are the important topics in Seed, Seed, Seed for Gujarat Board Class 5 Environment - Looking Around?
Key topics in Seed, Seed, Seed include What is Sprouting (Germination)?, Conditions Needed for Germination — The Three Bowls Experiment, Types and Variety of Seeds, How Seeds Travel — Seed Dispersal. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
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