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This is the tree's transport system. The leaves spin away from the mother tree in order to land and plant far enough away from the mother tree. This way, the seed can grow without being smothered out by roots or lack of water. If you pick a leaf too soon, you will see that it's slippery, pink leaf is too heavy and will not spin. Only when leaf dries out does it create the surface area plus light weight to spin. Thus, the wind shakes it from the tree, and ZOOM...the leave with the seed detaches and flies like a helicopter.
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What trees have helicopters?
The Acer Maple tree has seed pods designed to spin like little helicopter blades.
How maple seeds dispersed?
wind The wind blows the seeds off the tree. The seeds are 'winged' and float/spin down to the ground.
Why do maple seeds spin like helicopter?
This is the tree's transport system. The leaves spin away from the mother tree in order to land and plant far enough away from the mother tree. This way, the seed can grow without being smothered out by roots or lack of water. If you pick a leaf too soon, you will see that it's slippery, pink leaf is too heavy and will not spin. Only when leaf dries out does it create the surface area plus light weight to spin. Thus, the wind shakes it from the tree, and ZOOM...the leave with the seed detaches and flies like a helicopter.
Maple seeds are blown away from a maple tree on a windy day and spin as they fall to the earth. How could this be an adaptation to help the maple trees survive?
It is not the Maple leaves that spin as they fall. The seed pods are what are spinning. The pods fall away from the tree and some will germinate and grow.
How do sycalmore seeds dispersed?
The double winged seeds of the Sycamore are designed to spin as they fall from the branches, like a helicopter. They may fall around the base of the parent tree, or be blown by strong winds further away.
What is rotocopters?
A Rotocopter is a mini helicopter made from paper that spins when you drop it to the ground. Reminiscent of the maple tree seed pods that can spin in the air when dropped to the ground is similar to what a rotocopter looks and spins like.
What is helicopter rotor and propeller?
The rotor is like the engine to the propeller. A propeller is the fan like blades on the top that spin to make the helicopter fly.
How do maple seeds get dispersed?
wind The wind blows the seeds off the tree. The seeds are 'winged' and float/spin down to the ground.
What did grok do with his new helicopter?
he took it out for a spin
What makes a helicopter tailspin?
What do you mean by tail spin? How the blades turn? How the back of the helicopter turns?
Why does the rotors spin on an helicopter?
The rotor blades on a helicopter work the same way as wings on a fixed wing aircraft. The air passing faster over the top of the airfoil generates lift. Helicopter rotors spin so that the lift is generated without having to have forward airspeed like a fixed wing aircraft.
How does a sycamore disperse?
When the seed breaks from the sycamore tree, its 'wing' makes it spin, but also makes its decent slower. This means that it can move further away from its parent tree when it falls, especially if there is a breeze or some wind.
