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Plants
(plantee)
Chapter 1
Process of a growing seed
Parts that make up a seed are the embryo (the baby plant), the endosperm (stores
food for the embryo) and the seed coat (protects the embryo and the endosperm).
When given the right conditions, damp soil and the right temperature. The seed
coat has special chemicals in it that can tell when the seed is in the right place to
start growing. These conditions are the right temperature and damp soil, with which
a plant needs to survive.
The first part of a plant to come out are the roots so that the embryo has enough
food to grow and to stabilize the plant. The next part of the plant to start growing is
the baby plant that pops up above the soil.
A seed can stay dormant for 100-1000 years waiting for the right conditions.
