Question

A seed might be covered in prickly hooks to help in germination

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer. Many hitchhiker seeds are prickly. ... A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth. Some other forms of diaspores, such as the stems of certain species of cactus also are covered with thorns and may function as burs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Many hitchhiker seeds are prickly. ... If they fall in a place that is good for growing, the seeds will grow into plants, too! A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth.