A typical seed consists of three main parts: 1) seed coat, 2) endosperm, and 3) embryo. They are the protective outer covering of a seed that is usually hard, thick, and brownish in color. The seed coat is formed from the outer covering of the ovule called the integument.

A seed comprises of three main parts-seed coat, embryo, and endosperm. A seed coat protects the internal parts of the plant. An endosperm provides nutrients to the seeds.

A seed is a basic part of any plant. The ovules after fertilization, develop into seeds. A seed is made up of a seed coat and an embryo. The embryo is made up of a radicle, an embryonal axis and one (wheat, maize) or two cotyledons (gram and pea).

The seed in a plant is the part that develops from the ovules after fertilization. They are enclosed in the fruit which develops from the fertilized ovary. The seeds are formed as a result of sexual reproduction and contain the young embryo which can develop into a new plant. Let’s learn more.

We distinguish two types of seeds: seeds from dicot plants (short for d icotyledon s) and seeds from monocot plants (short for m onocotyledons). Both contain a seed coat, one or two cotyledons, endosperm (sometimes refers to as albumen), and a single embryo.