Page 75 - The Miracle In The Seed

Seed Dispersal

Seeds distributed by water are formed so as to reduce their we-
ight and increase their surface area. Air-filled buoyant structure is usu-
ally found in fruits and seeds. Their floating tissue can take a variety of
forms, but is likely to be a spongy structure with air-filled cells, or a
structure of tightly packed cells that traps air inside. In addition, the
cell walls have to prevent the entry of water, and there must be an in-
ner layer to protect the plant’s embryo and its genetic information. 39
This evident arrangement in seeds is just one of the countless pieces of
evidence of God’s creation on Earth.
As seen from the examples in this section, the most important
characteristic of seeds transported by water is that they germinate on-
ce they get to land. This is an exceptional situation, because as we
know, seeds usually start to germinate when they come in contact with
water. However, plants using water to disperse their seeds are diffe-
rent in this respect thanks to their seeds’ special structures. If these se-
eds were to start germinating as soon as they came into contact with
water, their species would have died out long ago. However, thanks to
mechanisms suited to the conditions they live in, these plants can per-
petuate themselves with ease.
All plants on Earth enjoy the structures most suited to them, with
exceptional characteristics unique to each species. Why are the featu-
res of every kind of plant in perfect harmony with its environment?
And how did such features come into being?
Taking plants that disperse their seeds by water as an example,
we see once again evidence that these species couldn’t have appeared
by chance. For the seeds of these plants to remain viable in water for so
long, they need to be more resilient than average, with casings that are
quite thick and special structures to protect the embryo from water.
Obviously, such structures are not formed by coincidence, much less
by the plant’s own efforts. On their long journeys, moreover, the seeds
will need more nutrients than usual and exactly the right amount of
nutrient is installed in them. Evidently this characteristic could not oc-