种子的存活率大大高于裸孢子的存活率。
The seed's chances of survival are greatly enhanced over those of the naked spore.
另一个例子就是巨型动物和本地植物群的相互联系，尤其是那些仅依赖动物传播种子的植物。
Another example is the interaction of megafauna with local flora, in particular, plants that rely on animals to disperse their seeds.
看来，为了让种子吸收水分，种子的外壳必须裂开或破裂。
It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.
先锋植物种子的增加和被猎杀动物的系统性变化是环境退化的证据。
Increases in seeds from pioneer plants and systematic changes in the animals hunted are evidence of environmental degradation.
它们的种子的顶端向上生长，其距离地面的高度刚好可以接触到风；它们的体型大小也刚好是生长所需的尺寸；它们的茎是空心的，且仅仅是通过体内的含水量来保持自身的坚挺。
Their seed heads raised just high enough above the ground to catch the wind, the plants are no bigger than they need be, their stems are hollow, and all the rigidity comes from their water content.
虽然目前这些种子的成本高于传统种子，但它们的成本很可能会下降。
Although these seeds currently cost more than conventional seeds, their cost is likely to decline.
虽然可可种子不是这款苏打水的一种原料，但他们根据种子的形状和中间部分比较大的特点设计了瓶子。
Though cocoa seed is not an ingredient of the soda, they designed their bottle based on the seed's shape and large middle.
在欧洲以外，蝙蝠是夜间开花植物重要的传粉者，同时也起到了散播植物种子的作用。
Outside Europe, bats are important pollinators of night-blooming flowers, and as seed dispersers.
孟山都公司有一个“玉米削片机”，仅需少量的基因材料就可以在几秒钟内同时产生几百个玉米种子的DNA图谱。
Monsanto has a “corn chipper” which takes a small amount of genetic material and generates a DNA profile of hundreds of maize seeds simultaneously in seconds.
种子是怎么长成植物的？
报春花应该开始沿那个陡峭的山坡一路撒播种子了。
The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.
即使长时间暴露在极低的温度下，有些种子也能在三天内发芽。
Some seeds may germinate in three days even if they have been exposed to very low temperatures for a long time.
通过与啮齿动物争夺种子，黑蚂蚁有助于控制啮齿动物的数量，这些啮齿动物会对公众健康构成威胁。
By competing with rodents for seeds, black ants help control rodent populations that pose a public health risk.
我正同一些金融家协商，为我最新的风险企业筹集种子资金。
I am negotiating with financiers to raise seed capital for my latest venture.
他被确定为下周温布尔登网球赛的第14号种子选手。
这些寿命极短的植物大量繁殖；也就是说，它们在母株周围持续提供着“种子雨”。
These very short-lived plants reproduce prolifically; that is to say they provide a constant rain of seed in the neighborhood of parent plants.
这颗球形果壳里包着无数的小种子。
有一些品种的种子发芽快，所以差不多每天都要察看一下。
Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so.
微小的粒子紧贴着种子。
棉花长在植物上，就像长毛附着在棉铃里的种子上一样。
The cotton grows on the plant as long hairs attached to the seeds inside the boll .
蚂蚁依靠植物提供庇护和食物，同时植物也需要蚂蚁播种和散播他们的种子。
The ants rely on the plants for shelter and food, while the plants need the ants to sow and spread their seeds.
在种子世界里，这使得它们很稀有，因为大多数开花植物的种子都很结实。
In the seed world, that makes them rare, because most seeds from flowering plants are quite robust.
坚果和种子是维生素E的良好来源。
我们播下友谊的种子，用善意和耐心浇灌它们。
We sowed seeds of friendship and watered them with kindness and patience.
棉花、亚麻和大麻等种子植物的纤维被织成布。
Fibers of seed plants such as cotton, flax, and hemp are woven into cloth.
当地的种子商于1923年注册。
被子植物的种子被另一层覆盖物包裹着。
In the angiosperm the seeds are wrapped in an additional layer of covering.
离婚的种子不仅很容易看到，而且可能在蜜月账单到期之前就埋下了。
The seeds of marital dissolution are not only easier to see but they may be planted even before the honeymoon bills come due.
然而，当研究者在电子显微镜下观察种子组织的时候，他们能够看到纳米管确实已经进入了活细胞。
When the researchers looked at the seedling tissues under an electron microscope, however, they could see the nanotubes had actually entered living cells.
然而，当研究者在电子显微镜下观察种子组织的时候，他们能够看到纳米管确实已经进入了活细胞。
When the researchers looked at the seedling tissues under an electron microscope, however, they could see the nanotubes had actually entered living cells.
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