Seeds Flashcards
What is a seed
fertilized ovule
this part of the seed Protects the embryo
testa / seed coat
Provides nourishment for the
seed
endosperm
What develops first, the embryo or the endosperm?
endosperm
Why does the dicot seed not have an endosperm?
food reserves of endosperm are transferred to cotyledon
Small space where integuments meet
micropyle
seeds with little to no
endosperm
exalbuminous
seeds with well-developed
endosperm
albuminous
example of albuminous seed
Zea mays
Scar left after the funiculus is attached
hilum
Embryonic root
radicle
where embryonic shoot grows/embryonic
stem
epicotyl
Root/shoot junction
hypocotyl
Protective sheath of young shoot
coleoptile
Source of food usually in the form of carbohydrates
cotyledon