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For the sunflower (Helianthus annuus), the seed is a multilayered future plant that is enjoyed as a food source by many. What you see, when you have a sunflower seed, is the hard shell. It can be all black or striped. Break that open and you have the actual seed. The outer most covering on the seed, usually you don't notice it, is call the integumentary or seed coat.
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Where is the embryo in a sunflower seed?
In a sunflower seed, the embryo is located within the seed's kernel, specifically at one end of the seed. It is surrounded by the seed's nutrient-rich endosperm, which provides energy for the embryo as it begins to grow. The outer seed coat protects the embryo and the endosperm until conditions are favorable for germination.
What is the hull of sunflower seeds made of?
The Testa or 'seed coat' is made from plant cellulose as in testes or testicle
What seed will grow first a sunflower seed or a tomato seed?
sunflower
Is sunflower seed are fruite?
A sunflower seed is an achene which means a simple dry fruit. The sunflower seed are referred to as the fruit of the Sunflower because it is produce by the plant.
Do birds eat the entire nyjer or Niger seed or do they consume part of the seed and leave the seed coat behind as they do with sunflower seeds?
Nyjer seed does not have a shell like sunflowers. Wild birds eat all of the nyjer seed.
Do you crack a sunflower seed when you plant it?
There is no need to do this with domesticated sunflower seed.
When do sunflower seed germinate?
in late spring,sunflower seed will germinate
The tough outer layer of a seed is called the?
the seed coat
What do the seeds of a sunflower do?
The shell of a sunflower which is white and black striped protects the seed inside of it. The seed, if planted becomes a sunflower plant.
Is sunflower seed a monocot seed?
No, it is a dicot.
Why does the seed a seed coat?
if there is no seed coat the see won't grow
What does the seed coat do?
The seed coat is important to the seed. The seed coat protects the seed from animals, wind, ice, rain and snow.
