Inside the seed is something called an embryo, a tiny little plant surrounded by stuff that feeds it. This is called the endosperm. The outside of the seed has a coat which surrounds the embryo to ...

A seed is like a tiny parcel containing everything a new plant needs to start growing. It contains the young plant (embryo) and store of food. This is all wrapped up in a tough, protective coat.

in the embryo. 9. Depletion of the reserves of the endosperm begins next the scutellum and progresses into the endosperm. At the end of seven days, only a small part of the endosperm reserves have ...

Many seeds have a tough or waxy outer coating that protects the embryo inside the seed while it's lying dormant, waiting for just the right conditions to germinate. This is nature's way of ...