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Question
Define the following:
Embryo
Solution
Embryo: In plants, an embryo is the baby plant present inside a seed which consists of a radicle, plumule, and cotyledons. It develops into a plant. In animals, the embryo is the early stage in the development of an organism. A fertilized egg develops into an embryo that grows into an adult plant or animal.
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