Germination
is the process in which the plant starts to grow out of the cell and begins to
grow. To start this process, the plant needs to go through imbibition which is
when the water starts to soften the hard protective shell of the seed. Then the
plant is able to swell up and split the seed open so it can begin growing and
get water to the embryo.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Seed Structure and Function
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| Monocot seed |
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| Dicot seed |
The endosperm will supply the food for the baby embyo
The Cotyledon is the part of the embryo that digests the endosperm and feeds the embryo
The embryo is the the actual baby and will grow into a plant
The dicot does not have endosperm because it is dissolved in the 2 cotyledons
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