STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
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Question
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The protective outer layer of a seed.
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embryo
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pistil
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cotyledon
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seed coat
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The outermost layer, testa, is the thickest. The inner layer is called tegmen. The seed is shielded from water and sunlight by its thick seed coat. It stops the seeds from absorbing parasites and losing water.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The seed coat is the outermost layer that covers a seed.
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