lesson2 Flashcards
what is a seed
a baby plant with armor and a lunch box
what does dormant mean
to sleep
what does a baby plant need to wake up
warmth water and air
what is a baby plant in a seed called
an embryo
what is the leafs testa
the seeds coat
what does the testa do
protect the embryo
what is the hilum in a seed
the place where the seed was attached to its mother
describe germination
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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
the ratical
what is the nutrition in the cell called before absorbed by cotyledons
the endosperm
explain how testa comes off for germination
when the seed gets wet water gets inside the testa making it soft and the testa falls off
what is a producer
a living thing that produces its own food
what is a consumer
a living thing that eats other living things for food
