DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The seed coat protects the baby plant residing inside the seed. The swollen part of the seed called cotyledon stores food and all the other essential nutrients required for the baby plant. Q. Cotyledon is the part of a seed that stores food for the embryo.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cotyledon refers to the significant part of the embryo found within the seed. It is the first and the tender leaf that emerges when the seed germinates. It is also called the storage unit of a seed, as it provides nutrients to the different parts of an embryo.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cotyledon stores food for the seed which it uses during the process of germination. Cotyledons also form the first leaves in a baby plant.