Question

Differentiate between the following:

Seed coat and Embryo

Answer 1

Seed coat

1. It is the protective covering of the seed.
2. It develops from the protective layer around the ovules.
3. The seed coat determines the shape of the seed.
4. Water diffuses through the seed coat into the embryo causing swelling of seed and rupturing of seed coat during germination.

Embryo

1. It is the young plant enclosed within the seed coat which germinates to form a new plant.
2. It is a product of fertilisation inside the ovary
3. Embryo just fills in the shape determined by a seed coat.
4. It consists of a radicle, plumule, and cotyledons which give rise to the root and shoot system of the plant.