EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a seed coat?
A
A protective covering over a seed.
B
A thin hard dirt block that protects the seed.
C
a coat for your seed.
D
the hard layer before you get to the leaves in the seed.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A seed is formed when the ovule develops a touch coat after fertilization. A seed contains the embryo and the food materials to nourish it. The tough seed coat comprises two layers, testa and tegmen. Testa is the outer hard protecting cover of the seed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The outer covering of the seed is known as a seed coat. It protects the embryo from drying out and from any injuries. Seed coats can be thin and soft as well as hard as in coconut shell.

Detailed explanation-3: -The outer covering of a seed is called the seed coat. Seed coats help protect the embryo from injury and also from drying out. Seed coats can be thin and soft as in beans or thick and hard as in locust or coconut seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -seed development form the seed coat (testa). The product is a structure in which the embryo is protected from temperature extremes by its state of desiccation and is often guarded from further drying and from mechanical or biological degradation by the seed coats.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seed coat is the outermost covering of a seed. It helps in the protection of the seed from the physical stress such as shock, temperature variations or water damage. It also helps the seed to remain dormant within the seed coat and germinates when there are favourable conditions.

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