Annotate the structure of a maize and a bean germinating seed
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A germinating maize seed (monocot) and a bean seed (dicot) have distinct structures.
Maize Seed (Monocot):
- Pericarp and Seed Coat: Fused outer layer, protective.
- Endosperm: Large starchy tissue, primary food source.
- Scutellum (Cotyledon): Thin, shield-shaped structure that absorbs food from the endosperm and transfers it to the embryo.
- Coleoptile: Protective sheath covering the plumule (embryonic shoot).
- Plumule: Contains the embryonic leaves and stem.
- Radicle: Embryonic root, covered by the coleorhiza (protective sheath).
Bean Seed (Dicot):
- Seed Coat (Testa): Outer protective layer, often two-layered.
- Hilum: Scar where the seed was attached to the ovary wall.
- Micropyle: Small pore near the hilum, allows water entry.
- Embryo: Consists of:
- Two large Cotyledons: Fleshy structures storing food (starch, proteins, oils).
- Embryonic Axis:
- Plumule: Develops into the shoot (stem and leaves).
- Radicle: Develops into the root.
- Hypocotyl: Connects the cotyledons to the radicle.
- Epicotyl: Part of the embryonic axis above the cotyledons.
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