The dandelion is a successful weed. Explain why its adaptations make it a better competitor than many other plants on a school field or a garden lawn.

The correct answer is - dandelion weeds adapted many tricks to reduce all other competitors as it is invasive species.

Explanation:

The dandelion is a successful weed. It's got a lot of adaption to eliminate or dominate other plants and weeds, such as ethylene gas released by its rosette of leaves that prevent other plants from growing near dandelion.

Seeds of dandelion also adapted seed dispersion tactic by seed-parachutes into the wind.  Dandelion weed does not require to be pollinated and rapidly increases their numbers. Dandelion has a taproot that goes deep into the soil, up to three feet down for water and nutrients.

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