things called seeds. Seeds are very important to our lives, from these tiny

beings the plants, that we need to survive, will grow. A seed is a ripened

ovule of a plant, this is what produces new plants. The seed is a key part in

the never ending cycle of reproduction. There are two kinds of seeds,

To start off you have to know exactly what a seed is. A seed id the

ripened ovule of a seed plant before it is germinated. There are many parts

to a seed. The outside layer, which is called the testa, acts as protection for

the small plant buried inside. The inside part of the seed is known as the

endosperm. This can be split into two parts. These two parts are known as

cotyledons or seed leaves. This provides nourishment for the plant when it

first breaks out of its seed coat and before it has had time to establish its

broken down and transported through the embryo to the various centers of

embryo. This much water at once can cause the seed to swell so much

pollen from the anthers grip onto the stigma of the flower. The pollen tube

seed coat and the first true root of the plant. Below the cotyledons is the

epicotyl, which produces the stem and leaves.

then used as the energy to grow. The food stored in the cotyledons are

Before you learn about the process of germination, you have to know

soil. During germination water breaks through the seed coats into the

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