Germination

• Fertilized seeds remain dormant until exposed to water, which is essential to begin the life process. Water fuels cell duplication stretching the seed's outer layer. A taproot shoots down to anchor the new plant and growth begins to ascend out of the soil.
  
  

Dispersion

• Dandelions depend on the wind for seed dispersion.Dandelion seeds ready for lift off image by Gramper from Fotolia.com
  
  Plants ensure the continuation of species by employing a number of different techniques to scatter seeds. Some seeds have their own built-in wings such as milkweed, while lighter seeds are able to travel via water. Animals carry seeds on their backs, and plants such as violets have a trigger mechanism that shoots seeds up and away. Employing more than one of these methods increases the chance of re-population
  
  

Fun Fact

• Orchids are related to asparagus.orchid image by Earl Robbins from Fotolia.com
  
  Orchids are members of the asparagus family and have the smallest seeds of any plant.