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1. bio.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Botany1.14: The Development of Seeds - Biology LibreTexts

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   Oct 13, 2021 · The seed coat develops through a process of cell division and differentiation to form what is usually a rigid outside coating of the seed. These cells usually have thick secondary cell walls. Thus, a seed is a package containing an embryo and stored food. The development of a seed, also known as the ripening of an ovule, involves three distinct ...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Seeds can sense when conditions are right to grow. There must be enough water and sunlight. The temperature must be just right, too. Then, the seed coat absorbs water, softens and cracks open. A tiny root called a radical grows down into the soil. The first shoot or stem — called a plumule — grows up toward the sunlight.

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   Feb 2, 2023 · A seed is a structure that encloses the embryo of a plant in a protective outer covering. Under favorable conditions of growth, a seed gives rise to a new plant, using the nutrients stored in them. The union of the male and female reproductive cells inside the ripened ovule of a flower helps in the formation of seeds in a plant. Different seeds ...

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   The seed consists of a toughened layer of integuments forming the coat, the endosperm with food reserves, and at the center, the well-protected embryo. As the seed develops, the walls of the ovary thicken and form the fruit. The seed forms in an ovary, which also enlarges as the seeds grow. Many foods commonly called vegetables are actually fruits.

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7. www.frontiersin.org › journals › plant-scienceNew insights into how seeds are made - Frontiers

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   Mar 25, 2015 · The first step in seed formation is a double fertilization event, which involves the egg cell and central cell in the female gametophyte each fusing with a sperm cell. This process is tightly regulated, and Bleckmann et al. (2014) describe the complex signaling pathways that control pollen tube growth, communication with female flower ...

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   Jan 18, 2024 · Some seed plants excrete a drop of liquid from the top of the ovule (a pollen drop) to create a fluid connection between the pollen grain to the ovule. Another sperm delivery tool, the pollen tube (Figure 21.1.4 21.1. 4), is made from one of the pollen grain cells in some plants. Fertilization with pollen tube is often called siphonogamy.

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   How do seed plants produce sperm?

   • Some seed plants excrete a drop of liquid from the top of the ovule (a pollen drop) to create a fluid connection between the pollen grain to the ovule. Another sperm delivery tool, the pollen tube (Figure 21.1.4 21.1. 4), is made from one of the pollen grain cells in some plants. Fertilization with pollen tube is often called siphonogamy.

   21.1: Introduction to Seed Plants - Biology LibreTexts

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   What is a seed structure?

   • A seed is a structure that encloses the embryo of a plant in a protective outer covering. Under favorable conditions of growth, a seed gives rise to a new plant, using the nutrients stored in them. The union of the male and female reproductive cells inside the ripened ovule of a flower helps in the formation of seeds in a plant.

   Parts of a Seed, Their Structure, and Functions with Diagram

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   Are seed and pollen single cells?

   • It is significant that both the seed and the pollen are not single cells, they are partially developed organisms that have begun their development on a 'parent' plant, yet have arrested their development and entered a 'resting stage' where they can survive adverse conditions and live without any additional resources.

   1.14: The Development of Seeds - Biology LibreTexts

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   What are the three main functions of seeds?

   • Seeds have three main functions: Propagation of the plant This is accomplished by the embryo, which is the nascent (new, young) plant resulting from the combination of genes from the male sperm, transmitted by the pollen, to the female egg, held in an ovule in the ovary.

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   How does a seed form a fruit?

   • The seed consists of a toughened layer of integuments forming the coat, the endosperm with food reserves, and at the center, the well-protected embryo. As the seed develops, the walls of the ovary thicken and form the fruit. The seed forms in an ovary, which also enlarges as the seeds grow. Many foods commonly called vegetables are actually fruits.

   The Seed Plants – Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution

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   How do seeds and pollen differ from seedless vascular plants?

   • Both seeds and pollen distinguish seed plants from seedless vascular plants. These innovative structures allowed seed plants to reduce or eliminate their dependence on water for gamete fertilization and development of the embryo, and to conquer dry land. Pollen grains are male gametophytes, which contain the sperm (gametes) of the plant.

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    Basic seed morphology. Seeds have three main functions: Propagation of the plant. This is accomplished by the embryo, which is the nascent (new, young) plant resulting from the combination of genes from the male sperm, transmitted by the pollen, to the female egg, held in an ovule in the ovary.