Are food reserves inside seeds made of cells?
Seed: a matured ovule. A typical seed consists of: Embryo – the young plant within the seed consisting of: • Epicotyl – will form the leaf of the new plant. • Hypocotyl – will form the stem of the new plant. • Radicle – will form the root of the new plant. Endosperm – food reserve derived from fertilized polar nuclei. • Cotyledons serve as food for the sprouting plant. Seed coat – a structure derived from the wall of the ovule to protect the inner parts. Hilum – the funicular scar on the seed coat. Micropyle – a hole through the seed coat. Embryonic development, occuring within the growing seed, creates a new individual from a fertilized egg. The embryo goes through several increasingly complex stages as its mitotic divisions continue. These stages include the early proembryo, the globular stage, the heart stage (cotyledons begin to emerge), the torpedo stage (differentiation of the vascular tissues begin), and finally the mature embryo. The endosperm of most developing seeds is at fir
