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reproduction in plants.
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seeds
parts of a seed
seed coat
The external covering of a seed is termed as a seed coat. it protects the seed inside. Its color vary from plant to plant.
scar
The spot where the seed is attached to the plant is called scar. There is a small hole on just top of the scar through which a seed absorbs water.
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baby plant
It is present in the cotyledon. It grows a new root system and a shoot system and develops into a new plant.
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Fascinating fact: Squirrels bury seeds to eat during winter. Sometimes squirrels forget where they have buried seeds and forgotten seeds may sprout during the following spring
Dispersal of seeds
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The reason they are there in plants:
If all seeds simply fall from the parent plant to the ground, many seedlings would die because they would all be competing for the same limited supply of water, light and minerals. To avoid this competition, seeds are dispersed by various means. The process of spreading seeds to different places is called Dispersal of seeds
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