Lesson 2 Flashcards
what is a seed
a baby plant in a protected covering
what does dormant mean
asleep,from the latin word dormire which means to sleep
what does a seed need to wake up and begin growing?
warmth,water,and air
what is the baby plant in a seed called
an embryo.
what is the seeds testa
the seeds coat
what does the testa do
Protects the embryo.
what is the hilum on a seed
The place on a seed were it was attached to its mother.
describe germination
it is the process of a seed sprouting.
what is the top part of the embryo called
the epicotyl
what are the feather like leaves on the embryo called
the plumule
what is the embryos root called
radicle
What is the nutrition within the seed called before it gets absorbed by the cotyledons?
The endosperm
Explain how the testa comes off for germination.
When the seed gets wet, water gets inside the testa making it soft and soggy and causing it to fall off.
What is a producer?
A living thing that makes or produces it’s own food.
What is a consumer?
A living thing that eats or consumes other living things or food.
