CH 6 SEEDS – STRUCTURE AND GERMINATION

The outermost layer of the endosperm is rich in protein and is called the aleurone layer.

The seeds contain two cotyledons.

The seeds contain one cotyledon.

The seeds in which cotyledon stores food become thick and fleshy.

The seeds in which cotyledons are thin and membranous and endosperm persists.

The ripened ovule contains an embryo that develops into a new plant.