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∙ 15y agoCotyledons are energy and food to the plan when it is in the beginning stages of germination.
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What are names for seed leaves on a plant?
Cotyledones
What parts of a seed povide us with nurtients?
Endosperm and cotyledones
Is a dicot seeds food stored in the seed coat?
No, it is stored in the cotyledones
How many cotyledon in peanut seed?
Peanut seed has two cotyledones
Where does a seed get its food from after it germinates?
A seed derives its food from the cotyledones or endosperm during germination
What are modified leaves that are found on embryonic plants called?
The modified leaves that are found in embryonic plants are called cotyledons. Cotyledons are the first leaves produced by the plant. They are not true leaves and are considered to be seed-leaves because they are a part of the seed or embryo of the plant.
Is cotyledon found in monocots?
True cotyledones are lacking in monocots, However, it is represented by scutellum and epiblast in most of the monocot seeds.
What part provides food for the seedlings?
Cotyledones in dicot and endosperm in monocots
Why does a seed have a better chance of growing into a new plant than a spore does?
Because the seed has plenty of reserve food in its cotyledones or endosperm
What are the shoot parts of Germinated Seeds?
The primary Parts; of which there are two - the Root shoot and the Sky shoot. Edited answer: The germinated seed has a radicle and a plumule. The portion above cotyledones in plumule forms the shoot.
What is inside a dicot and a monocot seed?
Both seeds contain embryo inside but in dicot the embryo has two cotyledones and scanty endosperm but in monocot there is only one cotyledon (scutellum) and large amount of endosperm.
Why the seed leaves shrink in size when the new plant germinates?
The seed leaves have carried out the function they are there for and are of no further use.
