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The seed embryo is nourished by stored starch in the plant.

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What is the name for the growth of a plant embryo from a seed?

Germination.


What is a cotyledones?

A part of a seed which is inside the seed coat is called cotyledon and it contains EMBRYO and the stored food


What is the name given when seeds produce tiny shoots and roots?

Germination.


What factor starts germination?

it is the factor when the embryo signals for water.


What is the resumption of growth by the dormant embryo in a seed?

germination my friend!


What is blastoderm?

A blastoderm is a germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.


What is the function of the cotelydon?

Before germination, the cotyledon absorbs food from the endosperm. Upon germination, a cotyledon may become the embryonic first leaves of a seedling. After germination and a bit of growth, the cotyledon can absorb sunlight, producing food for the plant


Which part of the embryo comes out first during seed germination?

The radicle, which develops into the root system of the plant, is the first part of the embryo to emerge during seed germination.


Is the beginning of the development of an embryo into a new plant is known as germination?

true


What does germanation mean in science?

Germination is the process of a plant embryo pushes out of its seed.


What are the three parts of a seed and what is the purpose of each part?

Seed coat, micropyle, endosperm and embryo are major parts of a seed. The seed coat protects, micropyle allows water to move in, endosperm nourishes the embryo and on germination a new plant emerges from the embryo.


What plant store food in their seeds?

All seed plants store food within the seed; this takes the form of the cotyledons which are there to provide nutrition to the embryo while it is dormant and then while the seed is germinating and before it is able to produce its own food