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Question
Differentiate between the following:
Seed coat and Embryo
Solution
Seed coat
- It is the protective covering of the seed.
- It develops from the protective layer around the ovules.
- The seed coat determines the shape of the seed.
- Water diffuses through the seed coat into the embryo causing swelling of seed and rupturing of seed coat during germination.
Embryo
- It is the young plant enclosed within the seed coat which germinates to form a new plant.
- It is a product of fertilisation inside the ovary
- Embryo just fills in the shape determined by a seed coat.
- It consists of a radicle, plumule, and cotyledons which give rise to the root and shoot system of the plant.
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